Structural transformation among African economies: Patterns and performance

Development (Basingstoke)

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 463-476

  Badiane, Ousmane ^a   Ulimwengu, John ^a   Badibanga, Thaddee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Africa; economic transformation; labour; policy; productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC POLICY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABOR MARKET; MARKET TRANSITION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 84871318832     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 14617072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/dev.2012.69     Document Type: Article

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