Governance for Structural Transformation in Africa
Title | Governance for Structural Transformation in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Adam B. Elhiraika |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2019-02-13 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 3030039641 |
This book explores how better governance can help Africa to achieve structural transformation (understood to be the reallocation of factors of production across and within sectors to better support inclusive development), which history has shown to be key to sustained, inclusive growth. The book begins with a review of the existing literature on the links between governance and structural transformation and the success or otherwise of various sub regions in achieving structural transformation. It continues with a range of contributors addressing original empirical research on the relationships between different approaches to institutions and trade and industrial policies and structural transformation in Africa. The book makes recommendations for a new approach to governance in Africa that can deliver the structural transformation that the continent needs for Africans to enjoy shared prosperity, poverty reduction and development.
Structural Transformation in South Africa
Title | Structural Transformation in South Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio Andreoni |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 411 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0192894315 |
Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countries.
Structural Change in Africa
Title | Structural Change in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Carlos Lopes |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2019-06-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0429791674 |
Debates on African development continue to downplay the achievement of the continent: economic achievements are diminished and the perception of a conflict prone continent continues. Many of the policy prescriptions externally imposed on African countries have done little to transform the continent largely because they have been conceived and applied without context. Using literature from diverse origins, this book expands our knowledge about Africa and makes practical suggestions as to how successful development in a complex, yet dynamic continent can be achieved. Widening the policy dialogue and providing alternative thinking on the key elements and full extent of opportunities and challenges towards achieving the socio-economic transformation of Africa, the book moves the debate from the rhetoric to reality. As a considered reflection on the ‘Africa’s transformation’ narrative, it outlines the practical pathways necessary for Africa’s sustainable development, providing policy makers and researchers with tested solutions. It will be of interest to all scholars, students and policy professionals working in African development, public policy, international political economy, economic policy and politics.
The Practice of Industrial Policy
Title | The Practice of Industrial Policy PDF eBook |
Author | John Page |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0198796951 |
Examines how African policy makers might develop better coordination between the public and private sectors to identify the constraints to faster structural transformation, and to design, implement, and monitor policies to remove them.
African Economic Outlook 2016 Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation
Title | African Economic Outlook 2016 Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation PDF eBook |
Author | African Development Bank |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2016-05-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264256474 |
This report presents the continent’s current state of affairs and forecasts its situation for the coming two years. It examines Africa’s performance in crucial areas: macroeconomics, financing, trade policies and regional integration, human development, and governance.
African Governance Report V - 2018
Title | African Governance Report V - 2018 PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2019-06-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789211251333 |
Exploitation of natural resources has dominated economic activity in Africa but the benefits have accrued only to a privileged few. The continent's most common strategy of exporting commodities in their raw (non-valued added) form has led to disappointing results, reflected in unsustainable and non-inclusive economic growth, marginal improvements in the well-being of the population, and low levels of economic diversification and transformation. This edition examines efforts to improve the governance of Africa's abundant natural resources, emphasizing the need to strengthen natural resource governance institutions and frameworks to enhance domestic revenue, the promotion of economic diversification, and structural transformation.
Our Continent, Our Future
Title | Our Continent, Our Future PDF eBook |
Author | P. Thandika Mkandawire |
Publisher | IDRC |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 155250204X |
Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.