Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies

African economies have sustained a solid pace of growth for nearly two decades. This unprecedented performance in the continent’s history is a welcome change from the previous decades of stagnation and decline. So, how can Africa continue to accelerate economic transformation and broaden growth in t...

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Autores principales: Timmer, Peter C., McMillan, Margaret S., Badiane, Ousmane, Rodrik, Dani, Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie, Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153877
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author Timmer, Peter C.
McMillan, Margaret S.
Badiane, Ousmane
Rodrik, Dani
Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P.
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McMillan, Margaret S.
Rodrik, Dani
Timmer, Peter C.
Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie
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McMillan, Margaret S.
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description African economies have sustained a solid pace of growth for nearly two decades. This unprecedented performance in the continent’s history is a welcome change from the previous decades of stagnation and decline. So, how can Africa continue to accelerate economic transformation and broaden growth in the decades to come? Solid stewardship of the future development agenda requires a good understanding of the factors shaping the growth process across the continent. More than the average rate of growth, the nature and patterns of structural change or the extent to which individual economies are successfully moving labor and resources into activities with high and increasing levels of productivity, is a much better gauge of future economic performance.
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spelling CGSpace1538772025-11-06T05:42:17Z Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies Timmer, Peter C. McMillan, Margaret S. Badiane, Ousmane Rodrik, Dani Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P. economic growth development structural adjustment smallholders agriculture industrialization African economies have sustained a solid pace of growth for nearly two decades. This unprecedented performance in the continent’s history is a welcome change from the previous decades of stagnation and decline. So, how can Africa continue to accelerate economic transformation and broaden growth in the decades to come? Solid stewardship of the future development agenda requires a good understanding of the factors shaping the growth process across the continent. More than the average rate of growth, the nature and patterns of structural change or the extent to which individual economies are successfully moving labor and resources into activities with high and increasing levels of productivity, is a much better gauge of future economic performance. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:08Z 2024-10-01T13:58:08Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153877 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Timmer, Peter C.; McMillan, Margaret S.; Badiane, Ousmane; Rodrik, Dani; Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie; Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P. 2012. Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153877
spellingShingle economic growth
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Timmer, Peter C.
McMillan, Margaret S.
Badiane, Ousmane
Rodrik, Dani
Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P.
Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
title Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
title_full Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
title_fullStr Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
title_full_unstemmed Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
title_short Patterns of growth and structural transformation in Africa: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
title_sort patterns of growth and structural transformation in africa trends and lessons for future development strategies
topic economic growth
development
structural adjustment
smallholders
agriculture
industrialization
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153877
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