Book/Printed Material Africa's lions : growth traps and opportunities for six leading African economies

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Title

  • Africa's lions : growth traps and opportunities for six leading African economies

Names

  • Bhorat, Haroon, editor
  • Tarp, Finn, 1951- editor

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2016.

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.

Headings

  • -  Economic development--Africa
  • -  Job creation--Africa
  • -  Africa--Economic conditions--21st century

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HC800

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016031765

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Tarp, Finn, Editor. Africa's lions: growth traps and opportunities for six leading African economies. editeds by Bhorat, Haroon Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2016. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016031765/.

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Tarp, F., Bhorat, H., ed. (2016) Africa's lions: growth traps and opportunities for six leading African economies. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016031765/.

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Tarp, Finn, Editor. Africa's lions: growth traps and opportunities for six leading African economies. ed by Bhorat, Haroon Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2016. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2016031765/>.