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Title:

Industrial policy and economic transformation in Africa / edited by Akbar Noman and Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Industrial policy--Africa.
Industrial promotion--Africa.
Economic development--Africa.
Learning--Economic aspects--Africa.
Africa--Economic policy.

Other Authors:

Noman, Akbar, writer of introduction. writer of introduction.
Stiglitz, Joseph E., writer of introduction. writer of introduction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Measuring policy performance: can we do better than the World Bank? / Julia Cage. Is industrial policy necessary and feasible in Africa? theoretical considerations and historical lessons / Ha-Joon Chang -- Industrial strategy and economic transformation: lessons of five outstanding cases / Akio Hosono -- The economic implications of a comprehensive approach to learning for industrial development: a case of Ethiopia / Go Shimada -- Review of industrial policy in Ethiopia / Girum Abebe and Florian Schaefer -- The return of industrial policy: (what) can Africa learn from Latin America? / Annalisa Primi -- Finance and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: policy and research challenges / Stephany Griffith-Jones with Ewa Karwowski -- Growth strategies for Africa in a changing global environment: policy observations for sustainable and shared growth / Danny Leipziger and Shahid Yusuf -- Measuring policy performance: can we do better than the World Bank? / Julia Cage.

Series:

Initiative for policy dialogue at Columbia.

ISBN:

0231175183
9780231175180

OCLC:

(OCoLC)904505583

LCCN:

2015005507

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)