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Author |
: United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9210603923 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789210603928 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa's Transformation by : United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
The 2017 Economic Report on Africa focuses on the linkages between industrialization and urbanization. Urbanization is one of Africa mega trends with profound implications for the social, economic, environmental dimensions of growth and transformation. Theory and experience demonstrate that industrialization and urbanization can be mutually reinforcing processes. It is therefore imperative to explore the linkages between urbanization and industrialization given the profound implications for structural transformation in Africa. So far, current policy narratives and frameworks on structural transformation and industrialization in Africa have largely failed to factor in the spatial and urban dimensions of industrialization, and in particular the advantages presented by productivity enhancement and agglomeration effects generated by cities. Yet, the nexus between urbanization and industrialization is of particular relevance for Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. Both agendas recognize urbanization as a critical factor for sustainable development. It is also important to consider urbanization and industrialization in light of Africa's engagement with the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) to be held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. In this context, African policy makers have clearly recognized urbanization as an engine of structural transformation for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Author |
: Benna, Umar |
Publisher |
: IGI Global |
Total Pages |
: 430 |
Release |
: 2017-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781522526605 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1522526609 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Urbanization and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Growth in Developing Regions by : Benna, Umar
The social and economic systems of any country are influenced by a range of factors. As the global population grows in developing nations, it has become essential to examine the effects of urbanization. Urbanization and Its Impact on Socio-Economic Growth in Developing Regions is a pivotal reference source for the latest research findings on the role of urban growth on the socio-economic infrastructures in developing regions. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as job creation, sustainability, and transportation planning, this publication is an ideal resource for city development planners, decision-makers, researchers, academics, and students interested in emerging perspectives on socio-economic development.
Author |
: Akbar Noman |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 445 |
Release |
: 2019-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780231550987 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0231550987 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Quality of Growth in Africa by : Akbar Noman
In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus on sub-Saharan countries. Contributors discuss the measurement of growth, the transformations necessary to sustain it, and issues around equity and well-being. They consider topics such as the distribution of income gains from growth; the extent to which economic growth has resulted in improvements in employment, poverty, and security; structural transformations of the economy and diversification of the sources of growth; environmental sustainability; and management of urbanization. Offering both diagnoses and prescriptions, The Quality of Growth in Africa helps envision a future that goes beyond increasing GDP to ensuring that growth translates into advancements in well-being. Although the book focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, much of the contributors’ incisive analysis has implications for countries outside the region.
Author |
: Akbar Noman |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 469 |
Release |
: 2015-09-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780231540773 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0231540779 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Industrial Policy and Economic Transformation in Africa by : Akbar Noman
The revival of economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is all the more welcome for having followed one of the worst economic disasters—a quarter century of economic malaise for most of the region—since the industrial revolution. Six of the world's fastest-growing economies in the first decade of this century were African. Yet only in Ethiopia and Rwanda was growth not based on resources and the rising price of oil. Deindustrialization has yet to be reversed, and progress toward creating a modern economy remains limited. This book explores the vital role that active government policies can play in transforming African economies. Such policies pertain not just to industry. They traverse all economic sectors, including finance, information technology, and agriculture. These packages of learning, industrial, and technology (LIT) policies aim to bring vigorous and lasting growth to the region. This collection features case studies of LIT policies in action in many parts of the world, examining their risks and rewards and what they mean for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Author |
: Arkebe Oqubay |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 375 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198739890 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198739893 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Made in Africa by : Arkebe Oqubay
This study presents the findings of original field research into the design, practice, and varied outcomes of industrial policy in three sectors in Ethiopia: cement, leather and leather products, and floriculture. Given that there is a single industrial strategy, why do its outcomes vary across sectors? To what extent is this a function of the specific market and political economy features of each sector? The book examines industrial structures and associated global value chains to demonstrate the challenges faced by African firms in international markets.
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: |
Publisher |
: UN |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112116028165 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Urbanization and Industrialization for Africa's Transformation by :
The 2017 Economic Report on Africa focuses on the linkages between industrialization and urbanization. Urbanization is one of Africa mega trends with profound implications for the social, economic, environmental dimensions of growth and transformation. Theory and experience demonstrate that industrialization and urbanization can be mutually reinforcing processes. It is therefore imperative to explore the linkages between urbanization and industrialization given the profound implications for structural transformation in Africa. So far, current policy narratives and frameworks on structural transformation and industrialization in Africa have largely failed to factor in the spatial and urban dimensions of industrialization, and in particular the advantages presented by productivity enhancement and agglomeration effects generated by cities. Yet, the nexus between urbanization and industrialization is of particular relevance for Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. Both agendas recognize urbanization as a critical factor for sustainable development. It is also important to consider urbanization and industrialization in light of Africa's engagement with the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) to be held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016. In this context, African policy makers have clearly recognized urbanization as an engine of structural transformation for inclusive and sustainable growth.
Author |
: Joachim Von Braun |
Publisher |
: International Food Policy Research Insitute |
Total Pages |
: 444 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105009693388 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition by : Joachim Von Braun
Subsistence production: a sign of market failure. Commercialization cannot be left to the market. Household effects of commercialization. Nutrition effects of commercialization. Policy action needed.
Author |
: Eswar Prasad |
Publisher |
: Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages |
: 203 |
Release |
: 2021-07-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780815738541 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0815738544 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Regional Integration in West Africa by : Eswar Prasad
" Assessing the potential benefits and risks of a currency union Leaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have set a goal of achieving a monetary and currency union by late 2020. Although some progress has been made toward achieving this ambitious goal, major challenges remain if the region is to realize the necessary macroeconomic convergence and establish the required institutional framework in a relatively short period of time. The proposed union offers many potential benefits, especially for countries with historically high inflation rates and weak central banks. But, as implementation of the euro over the past two decades has shown, folding multiple currencies, representing disparate economies, into a common union comes with significant costs, along with operational challenges and transitional risks. All these potential negatives must be considered carefully by ECOWAS leaders seeking tomeet a self-imposed deadline. This book, by two leading experts on economics and Africa, makes a significant analytical contribution to the debates now under way about how ECOWAS could achieve and manage its currency union, andthe ramifications for the African continent. "
Author |
: Célestin Monga |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1010 |
Release |
: 2015-07-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191510762 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191510769 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics by : Célestin Monga
For a long time, economic research on Africa was not seen as a profitable venture intellectually or professionally-few researchers in top-ranked institutions around the world chose to become experts in the field. This was understandable: the reputation of Africa-centered economic research was not enhanced by the well-known limitations of economic data across the continent. Moreover, development economics itself was not always fashionable, and the broader discipline of economics has had its ups and downs, and has been undergoing a major identity crisis because it failed to predict the Great Recession. Times have changed: many leading researchers-including a few Nobel laureates-have taken the subject of Africa and economics seriously enough to devote their expertise and creativity to it. They have been amply rewarded: the richness, complexities, and subtleties of African societies, civilizations, rationalities, and ways of living, have helped renew the humanities and the social sciences-and economics in particular-to the point that the continent has become the next major intellectual frontier to researchers from around the world. In collecting some of the most authoritative statements about the science of economics and its concepts in the African context, this ^lhandbook (the first of two volumes) opens up the diverse acuity of commentary on exciting topics, and in the process challenges and stimulates the quest for knowledge. Wide-ranging in its scope, themes, language, and approaches, this volume explores, examines, and assesses economic thinking on Africa, and Africa's contribution to the discipline. The editors bring a set of powerful resources to this endeavor, most notably a team of internationally-renowned economists whose diverse viewpoints are complemented by the perspectives of philosophers, political scientists, and anthropologists.
Author |
: Gora Mboup |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 500 |
Release |
: 2019-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789811334719 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9811334714 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Smart Economy in Smart African Cities by : Gora Mboup
This book highlights the use of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures in order to develop smart cities and produce smart economies in Africa. It discusses a robust set of concepts, including smart planning, smart infrastructure development, smart economic development, smart environmental sustainability, smart social development, resilience, and smart peace and security in several African cities. By drawing on the accumulated knowledge on various conditions that make cities smart, green, livable and healthy, it helps in the planning, design and management of African urbanization. In turn, it fosters the development of e-commerce, e-education, e-governance, etc. The rapid development of ICT infrastructures facilitates the creation of smart economies in digitally served cities and towns through smart urban planning, smart infrastructures, smart land tenure and smart urban policies. In the long term, this can reduce emissions of CO2, promote the creation of low carbon cities, reduce land degradation and promote biodiversity.