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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337678203321

Titolo

Governance for Structural Transformation in Africa / / edited by Adam B. Elhiraika, Gamal Ibrahim, William Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-03964-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 317 p. 45 illus., 32 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

330.0096

338.96

Soggetti

Africa—Economic conditions

Economic policy

Economic development

Development economics

African Economics

Economic Policy

Economic Growth

Development Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Overview - Adam B. Elhiraika, Gamal Ibrahim and William Davis -- 2: Institutional and Governance Weaknesses and African Transformation - Edward Edokat Tafah and Njong Aloysius -- 3. Sub-Regional Perspectives on Structural Change - Pedro Martins -- 4. Economic Regulation and Employment Intensity of Output Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa - Abidemi C. Adegboye, Monday I. Egharevba and Joel Edafe -- 5. Governance in the Mineral Dependent Economy: The Case of Botswana - Ita M. Mannathoko -- 6. Can Export Promotion Agencies Stem the Deindustrialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa? - Isaac Marcelin and Malokele Nanivazo -- 7. Exploring Multidimensional Fiscal Incentives and Firms’ Productivity in a Developing Country - Rapuluchukwu Efobi Uchenna, Belmondo Tanankem Voufo and Ibukun Beecroft -- 8. Food and Agriculture Global Value Chains: new evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa - Jean Balié, Davide Del Prete, Emiliano



Magrini, Pierluigi Montalbano and Silvia Nenci -- 9. The Role of Regional Trade Integration and Governance in Structural Transformation: Evidence from ECOWAS Trade Bloc - Abiodun Surajudeen Bankole and Musibau Adekunle Oladapo.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how better governance can help Africa to achieve structural transformation (understood to be the reallocation of factors of production across and within sectors to better support inclusive development), which history has shown to be key to sustained, inclusive growth. The book begins with a review of the existing literature on the links between governance and structural transformation and the success or otherwise of various sub regions in achieving structural transformation. It continues with a range of contributors addressing original empirical research on the relationships between different approaches to institutions and trade and industrial policies and structural transformation in Africa. The book makes recommendations for a new approach to governance in Africa that can deliver the structural transformation that the continent needs for Africans to enjoy shared prosperity, poverty reduction and development.