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Growth in Africa : It Can Be Done Economist Jeffrey Sachs discusses how Africa can escape its continuing poverty. Africa has many countries within it, few of which are not stagnant in growth and possess some amount of wealth. He comments 'What a shame. So many good ideas, so few results'. Even though Africa has tried many different policies, the growth rate either declined or was below 1%. Now we should take a look at what causes Africa's problems and how to solve them. A country's economic growth rate is related to the income level of the country, the extent of overall market orientation, the national saving rate, and the geographic and resource structure of the economy. In Africa's case, higher trade barriers, excessive tax