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

Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future. 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, Mo...

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Other Authors: Tarp, Finn, 1951- (Editor), Bhorat, Haroon (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Africa.
Afrique > Conditions economiques > 21e siecle.
Africa > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Job creation.
Economic history.
Economic development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Economics.
Creation d'emplois > Afrique.
Developpement economique > Afrique.
Job creation > Africa.
Economic development > Africa.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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