Africa's Lions : Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies / / Haroon Bhorat and Finn Tarp, editors.

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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Place / Publishing House:Washington, D.C. : : Brookings Institution Press,, 2016.
©2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (294 pages) :; illustrations
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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.