Resurgent Africa: Structural Transformation in Sustainable Development

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Resurgent Africa: Structural Transformation in Sustainable Development is a study of structural change dynamics in Africa and its effect on job creation, living standards and the efficiency of productive cities through manufacturing productivity growth that benefit the majority.

Empirical data from selected African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia, provides in-depth analysis and knowledge of the continent's diversified economies by establishing relationships between industrialisation trends; rates of urbanisation; and urban living standards, income growth and employment in Africa. The findings reveal unconventional pathways of structural change, patterns of jobless growth suggesting economic growth that does not necessarily lead to employment, dominance of services at the expense of manufacturing industry explaining the regress in Africa's industrial sector and occurrence of structural transformation without improvement in labour productivity. These are important concerns for Africa's long-term development leading to the conclusion that sustainable urbanisation and industrialisation are not only closely connected but also key drivers of economic change. The book includes recommendations for policymakers to adopt a new approach to development for a resurgent Africa.

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An excellent and timely book that expounds why structural transformation is central for Africa, and features industrializations pivotal role in driving this transformation. It emphasizes the leading role of manufacturing, the complementarity with agriculture, services sectors and urban advantages, often undervalued in current literature. It is beautifully written and supported by rich evidence from country level and Africa at large. This book is a treasure for policymakers and researchers alike. Arkebe Oqubay, Senior Minister and Special Advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, and Author of Made in Africa

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Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka works in the African Development Bank as the Special Advisor on Industrialization to the President and has served in the United Nations system for close to two decades in myriad roles and positions.