transformation is vital for Africa. The region?s much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of fewer economic … policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa?s economic … most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa?s experience with industrialization over the past thirty …

transformation is vital for Africa. The region's much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of making fewer … economic policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa …'s exports. Industry is most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa's experience with industrialization …

relatively few linkages between MNEs and domestic firms in sub-Saharan Africa compared with Asia. However, when linkages are … present in sub-Saharan Africa, they raise the likelihood of direct knowledge/technology transfers from MNEs to domestic firms … as compared with linked-in firms in Asia. Finally, we do not find that direct knowledge/technology transfers are more …

relatively few linkages between MNEs and domestic firms in sub-Saharan Africa compared with Asia. However, when linkages are … present in sub-Saharan Africa, they raise the likelihood of direct knowledge/technology transfers from MNEs to domestic firms … as compared with linked-in firms in Asia. Finally, we do not find that direct knowledge/technology transfers are more …

understand the prospects for achieving poverty reduction in Africa. We examine the levels and trends in income distribution in …, Mozambique, and South Africa. We conclude that the balance between policies aimed at growth and measures aimed at redistribution …

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms …

This paper presents evidence on the making of the middle class in Africa by exploiting a comparable micro data from the … making of a middle class in Africa from institutional and policy perspectives. Initial conditions such as level of …

Growth and poverty reduction in Africa are weakly linked. This paper argues that the reason is that Africa has failed … - has not featured in Africa's post-1995 growth story. As a result, the region's fastest growing economies have the least … responsiveness of employment to growth. The role of development aid in this context is problematic. Across Africa more aid went to …