1. Rethinking Africa’s structural transformation
- Author:
- John Page
- Publication Date:
- 01-2018
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Brookings Institution
- Abstract:
- Economists have long regarded structural change—the movement of workers from lower to higher productivity employment—as essential to growth in low-income countries. Yet, until recently, Africa’s economic structure had changed very little, worrying both policymakers and analysts. The African Union, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa have all voiced concern with Africa’s slow pace of structural change. Earlier this year, The Economist noted, “Africa’s development model puzzles economists.”
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Africa