Growth and Structural Change in Africa: Development Strategies for the Learning Economy

Bengt-Åke Lundvall; Rasmus Lema

doi:10.1007/978-1-137-56112-1_6

Growth and Structural Change in Africa: Development Strategies for the Learning Economy

Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Rasmus Lema

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Abstract

Recent press reports suggest that africa may now be at a turning point in terms of economic growth and development. These reports point out that, although starting from a low base, africa is now the world’s fastest-growing continent (august, 2013). However, naive optimism on this ground should be avoided (karuri-sebina et al., 2012). The recent growth has been concentrated in particular countries and sectors, and the transformation of growth into sustainable social and economic progress will not happen automatically.keywordsafrican countryinformal sectorindustrial policyrich countrygross national productthese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainable Industrialization in Africa
Editors	Padmashree Gehl Sampath, Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Pages	113-138
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-137-56112-1
ISBN (Print)	978-1-349-57360-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-56112-1_6
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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