Africa's Lions : Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies

Africa's Lions Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies

Africa's Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast-growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa. Despite a growing bod...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bhorat, Haroon (Editor), Tarp, Finn, 1951- editor (editor), Bhorat, Haroon, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington DC Brookings Institution Press 2016
Washington, D.C. : 2016.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Job creation > Africa.
Economic development > Africa.
Africa > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Economics
Ethiopia
Gross domestic product
Informal economy
Kenya
Labour economics
Mozambique
Nigeria
Public sector
South Africa
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The pursuit of long-run economic growth in Africa : an overview of key challenges / Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp
  • Ethiopia : an agrarian economy in transition / Yared Seid and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
  • Understanding Ghana's success growth story and job creation concerns / Ernest Aryeetey and William Baah-Boateng
  • Economic growth, labor market dynamics and the prospects for a demographic dividend in Kenya / Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Francis M. Mwega, and Njuguna S. Ndung'u
  • Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens / Sam Jones and Finn Tarp
  • Understanding the relationship between growth and employment in Nigeria / Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena T. Jerome, Olufunke A. Alaba, and David Nabena
  • Demographic, employment, and wage trends in South Africa / Haroon Bhorat, Karmen Naidoo, Morne Oosthuizen, and Kavisha Pillay.

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