[...]As we documented in a longer version of this paper (Triplettand Bosworth forthcoming), labor productivity growth in theservices industries after 1995 was a broad acceleration, not justconfined to one or two industries, as has sometimes beensupposed. Using the 1977-95 period as the base, we...

Since 1995, 17 African countries have defied expectations and have launched a remarkable, if little-noticed, turnaround, Emerging Africa describes this revitalization and why it is likely to continue. --