Among the most stable democracies in
Africa, Cape Verde lies off the West African bulge. Poor in natural resources,
it attained one of the highest living standards in Africa thanks to tourism and
large diaspora remittances. Its 80 percent adult literacy rate is among the
best in Africa.
Food for Thought
A competitive and vibrant
post-secondary educational system in any country is a critical precursor to ensuring that
the workforce of tomorrow will possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to
create and manage new businesses, to privatize and restructure existing enterprises, and
to regulate business activity effectively-all elements of a robust private sector.
-"Assessment of Graduate Management Education", William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan Business School (2003)
