The Quality of Growth in Africa (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization
Release date:	August 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Akbar Noman • Joseph E. Stiglitz • Ravi Kanbur
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-19476-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General
LSN:	0-231-19476-5
Barcode:	9780231194761

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