Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- A Fragile Recovery -- Governance and the Evolution of Political Institutions -- Overcoming the Governance Challenges -- Priority Setting for the New Government -- Managing Political Consolidation and Sustaining Growth -- Notes -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Notes -- Chapter 2 A Fragile Renaissance -- A Growing, but Weak, Economy -- Improved Economic Growth and Modest Poverty Reduction -- Natural Resource Disparities and Regional Inequality -- Coexistence of Integrated and Isolated Sectors -- Improved Macroeconomic Indicators, but High Risks -- Lack of Good Governance and the Functioning of Economic Activities and Public Services -- Priorities to Improve Economic Outcomes -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Government Effectiveness -- Steps to an Improved Political Consensus -- The State's Economic Challenges -- Building on the Macroeconomic and Democratic Reforms: What Comes Next? -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Unlocking the Infrastructure Challenge -- Current Status of Major Infrastructure Sectors -- Investment Priorities -- State-Owned Enterprises and Service Delivery -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Private Sector Development and Employment Creation -- Employment -- Legal Protection for Economic Activities and Employment -- Technology and Financial Sector Development -- Employment Growth through Natural Resource Development -- Prioritizing the Next Steps by Defining Growth Poles -- Notes -- Chapter 6 How to Sequence Policy Interventions? -- Progress and Direction -- Challenges -- Identifying Instruments and Sequencing Their Application -- Opportunities to Experiment in a Large, Diverse Country -- Notes -- References -- Back Cover.