Structural Transformation in Africa: Static Gains, Dynamic Losses

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 674-688

  de Vries, Gaaitzen ^a   Timmer, Marcel ^a   de Vries, Klaas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b The Conference Board   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

LATIN AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84938292134     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2014.997222     Document Type: Article

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