| Title | : | The Quality of Growth in Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Akbar Noman, Joseph E. Stiglitz & Ravi Kanbur |
| Release | : | 2019-08-20 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Economics, Books, Business & Personal Finance, Politics & Current Events, World Affairs, Nonfiction, Social Science |
| Size | : | 9760791 |
| 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. |
