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The quality of growth in Africa /

In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kanbur, S. M. Ravi, 1954- (Editor ), Noman, Akbar (Editor ), Stiglitz, Joseph E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Colección:Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia (Series)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus on sub-Saharan countries.0Contributors discuss the measurement of growth, the transformations necessary to sustain it, and issues around equity and well-being. They consider topics such as the distribution of income gains from growth; the extent to which economic growth has resulted in improvements in employment, poverty, and security; structural transformations of the economy and diversification of the sources of growth; environmental sustainability; and management of urbanization. Offering both diagnoses and prescriptions, The Quality of Growth in Africa helps envision a future that goes beyond increasing GDP to ensuring that growth translates into advancements in well-being. Although the book focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, much of the contributors' incisive analysis has implications for countries outside the region.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 465 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231550987
0231550987