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 …

eastern Africa countries from Kaldor's perspective. Using OLS, the paper tested Kaldor's first law for the period 2000 …

In recent decades, Africa has received a large share of official development assistance compared to other regions of … in Africa. Econometric results show that increased assistance to these sectors is associated with an increase in growth …

The study set out to investigate whether China’s rise complements or competes with Africa’s manufacturing sectors …. Also, although the China-invested SEZs in Africa likely contribute to manufacturing development, the majority of FDI … inflows into Africa are directed not toward manufacturing sectors in Africa but instead to extractive sectors, which are less …