SUMMARY
Foreword .................................................................................................................. ii
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. v
The map of Burkina Faso ........................................................................................ xi
Country fact sheet ................................................................................................... xii
Some economic and financial indicators ................................................................ xiv
Some demographic and health indicators .............................................................. xvii
Abbreviations and acronyms ................................................................................ xxiii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER ONE ..................................................................................................... 37
1.
INTRODUCTION: THE APRM PROCESS AND ITS
IMPLEMENTATION IN BURKINA FASO .............................................. 37
1.1
The APRM and its process .......................................................................... 37
1.2
Implementation of the APRM process in Burkina Faso ............................... 40
1.3
The CRM .................................................................................................... 42
1.4
Activities undertaken during the evaluation mission .................................... 44
1.5
Commitment of the head of state to the APRM process ............................... 47
CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................... 48
2.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CURRENT CHALLENGES .......... 48
2.1
Historical background ................................................................................. 48
2.2
The current momentum and its constraints .................................................. 55
2.3
Political constraints and stakes .................................................................... 55
2.4
Economic constraints and challenges .......................................................... 56
2.5
Constraints and stakes of corporate governance .......................................... 57
2.6
Development constraints and stakes ............................................................ 58
2.7
Historical and cultural constraints and stakes .............................................. 59
2.8
Although faced with these challenges, Burkina Faso undeniably has
a number of assets ....................................................................................... 60
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................. 68
3.
DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE ................................. 68
3.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 68
3.2
Ratification and implementation of standards and codes .............................. 71
3.3
Assessment of APR objectives .................................................................... 86
CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................. 165
4.
ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ........................... 165
4.1
Introduction: Challenges of economic governance and management ......... 165
4.2
Ratification and implementation of standards and codes ............................ 169
4.3
Assessment of APR objectives .................................................................. 177
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