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

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 …