TY - BOOK AU - Ulloa,Alfie TI - Growth diagnostic : : 3.4.1 draft final report-technical / AV - Pamphlet HC417. U556 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - [Place of publication not identified] : PB - DFID Understanding Afghanistan, KW - Economic assistance – Afghanistan KW - Economic development – Afghanistan KW - Afghanistan – Foreign relations KW - Afghanistan – Foreign economic relations KW - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- N1 - Cover title. “May 2007”. “DFID Understanding Afghanistan”—cover page ; Contents: Acronyms and abbreviations—Acknowledgements—Abstract—Executive summary—1. Introduction and background—2. Purpose, methodology and limitations—3. The Afghan economy, a literature review—4. The economic context—5. Growth diagnostic—6. Conclusions—7. Policy recommendations—References N2 - Summary: “Afghanistan has long been troubled by political turmoil and instability. Twenty-three years of war and conflict has made the country an extremely unattractive location for investors, both domestic and foreign. Indeed, Afghanistan ranks among the poorest nations in the world. The 2001 overthrow of the Taliban regime is seen as the dawning of a new era for economic growth in Afghanistan”—(pages executive summary) ER -