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  • New Pathways to Job Creation and Development in Africa

    The Promise of Industries without Smokestacks

    Creating productive jobs for growing a labor force is both one of the world’s greatest challenges as well as one of its greatest economic opportunities, and one of the most consequential global megatrends. Nowhere is the job creation challenge more acute than for young people in Africa. In response to this challenge and to also address Africa’s structural economic transformation, the Africa Growth ... Leer más

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  • Better Choices

    Ensuring South Africa's Future

    ‘A must-read, accessible and skilful account of South Africa’s socio-economic challenges, policy and governance choices.’ - THEMBA MASEKOAll the numbers on South Africa’s crisis dashboard are blinking red. The economy is failing to grow and more and more young people find themselves on the outside looking in as education falters and jobs disappear. Energy and transport are in crisis. Governance is ... Leer más

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  • Shadow State

    The Politics of State Capture

    A powerful analysis of events that helped galvanise resistance across civil societyThe 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa’s most recent struggle for democracy. In the face of growing evidence of corruption and of the weakening of state and democratic institutions, it provided, for the ... Leer más

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  • The Oxford Companion to the Economics of South Africa

    In 1994 South Africa saw the end of apartheid. The new era of political freedom was seen as the foundation for economic prosperity and inclusion. The last two decades have seen mixed results. Economic growth has been volatile. While inequalities in public services have been reduced, income inequality has increased, and poverty has remained stagnant. As the twentieth anniversary of the transition ... Leer más

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  • Africa's Lions

    Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies

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    Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future.Africa’s Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa.Despite a growing body of research on African economies, very ... Leer más

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  • Where To from Here

    A Path to Canadian Prosperity

    de Bill Morneau ...
    National BestsellerBill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and ... Leer más

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  • Africa's Silk Road: China And India's New Economic Frontier

    China and India's new-found interest in trade and investment with Africa - home to 300 million of the globe's poorest people and the world's most formidable development challenge - presents a significant opportunity for growth and integration of the Sub-Saharan continent into the global economy. Africa's Silk Road finds that China and India's South-South commerce with Africa is about far more than ... Leer más

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  • Whatever Happened to the Music Teacher?

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  • Made in Africa

    Learning to Compete in Industry

    The role of industry in low income countries is important. Industry is good for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. All of these factors depend on the size and the rate of growth of industry. Africa doesn’t have enough industry to reach the Sustainable Development Goals for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Africa’s share of global manufacturing has fallen from about three ... Leer más

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  • The Corruption of Capitalism

    Why rentiers thrive and work does not pay

    de Guy Standing ...
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  • Trends and Impacts of Foreign Investment in Developing Country Agriculture: Evidence from Case Studies

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    Substantial increases in agricultural investments in developing countries are needed to combat poverty and realize food security and nutrition goals. In order to acquire an in-depth understanding of potential benefits, constraints and costs of foreign investment in agriculture and of the business models that are more conducive to development, FAO has undertaken research in developing countries. ... Leer más

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