This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. We are primarily … emerge. -- GDP per capita ; growth ; Sub-Saharan Africa …

Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and … sophisticated industrial sectors tend to grow faster. But since 1980 Africa has deindustrialized. The paper shows that between 1975 … and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy …

"This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors examine …

-Saharan Africa is slightly below the average of Francophone Africa. As a policy implication, results support the benefits of the rule …

that Kenya, as the ninth largest economy in Africa and the fourth largest in sub-Saharan Africa and with a locational …

are found for Kenya, Mauritius, and South Africa. On the contrary, negative effects are found for Algeria, Nigeria …