Poverty in Africa is largely the outcome of slow growth. With the region hosting 10 percent of the world's population but a staggering 30 percent of the world's poor, the challenges it faces are enormous but not insurmountable. The message of this book is clear - poverty-eradicating development...

In the pursuit of structural transformation and inclusive growth, this paper identifies industries in Tanzania which can accumulate new productive knowledge and diversify the economy. The analysis has two main components. First, a Product Space analysis identifies niches primarily within the...