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The developer's dilemma : a survey of structural transformation and inequality dynamics
Alisjahbana, Armida S.; Kim, Kyunghoon; Sen, Kunal; … - 2020
This paper discusses the 'developer's dilemma' - a tension emerging from the fact that developing countries are simultaneously seeking structural transformation and broad-based growth to raise incomes of the poor. Simon Kuznets originally hypothesized that structural transformation may have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183608
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Structural transformations and the lack of inclusive growth : the case of Chile
Solimano, Andrés; Zapata-Román, Gabriela - 2019
This paper describes the structural transformations that Chile has experienced in the last 50 years and how they have contributed-or not-to inclusive growth and genuine economic modernization from a historical perspective. The empirical analysis of the paper shows a premature deindustrialization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161611
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Understanding Mozambique's growth experience through an employment lens
Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2015
Over the past twenty years, Mozambique has achieved remarkable progress in promoting macroeconomic growth and stability. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household survey data to dig into these trends and provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382454
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A comparative study of export processing zones in the wake of the Sustainable Development Goals : the cases of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe
Adu-Gyamfi, Richard; Asongu, Simplice; Mmusi, Tinaye Sonto - 2020
The objective of this research is to assess the extent to which export processing zones in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe integrate the Sustainable Development Goals in their implementation and operations. We focused on four Sustainable Development Goals- gender equality, decent work,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219735
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Dimensions of African inequality
Bigsten, Arne - 2014
This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249771
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
Africa has come a long way since the economic turmoil of the 1980s, the decade of "structural adjustment". Growth has … of diversification in Africa's economies-in contrast to Asia's success stories. Structural adjustment did not change the … manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396968
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The political economy of structural transformation in African cities : insights from the Deals and Development framework
Sen, Kunal - 2024
role of economic factors such as the lack of agglomeration economies and poor infrastructure in urban Africa. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015053974
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Roads and jobs in Ethiopia
Fiorini, Matteo; Sanfilippo, Marco - 2019
We look at how improving roads can affect jobs and structural transformation. We use a novel geocoded dataset covering the universe of Ethiopian roads and match this information with individual data to identify the effects of improvements in road infrastructure on the creation, quality, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161342
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Addis deals: reckoning with the informal governance of urban structural transformation
Robi, Selam - 2024
at the city level in Africa, this scholarship has neglected the political economy and, more importantly, the informal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014563046
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Sectoral shifts and labour market outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa
Jobe, Amie M.; Ricciuti, Roberto - 2023
transformation in Africa, focusing on sectoral output shares, sectoral employment shares, and the relative labour productivity of … sectors. We find that Africa is gradually advancing towards structural transformation but at a very slow speed. The empirical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014427588