This book describes the reforms needed to move small middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to advanced-economy status. The result of intense discussions with public officials in the countries covered, the book blends rigorous theory, econometrics, and practitioners' insights to come up...

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- Introduction -- Vision for scale -- Sustainable business models that scale -- Talent for scaling -- Financing scaling -- Partnerships for scaling -- Supporting scaling : the roles of key stakeholders -- Looking to the future...

1. Vision for scale -- 2. Sustainable business models that scale -- 3. Talent for scaling -- 4. Financing scaling -- 5. Partnerships for scaling -- 6. Supporting scaling : the roles of key stakeholders -- 7. Looking to the future for social innovators.