Industries Without Smokestacks and Structural Transformation in Africa: Overview
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Industries Without Smokestacks and Structural Transformation in Africa : Overview. / Newfarmer, Richard; Page, John; Tarp, Finn.
Industries without Smokestacks: Industrialization in Africa Reconsidered. ed. / Richard Newfarmer; John Page; Finn Tarp. Oxford University Press, 2018. p. 1-26 (WIDER Studies in Development Economics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Industries Without Smokestacks and Structural Transformation in Africa
T2 - Overview
AU - Newfarmer, Richard
AU - Page, John
AU - Tarp, Finn
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - An early stylized fact of development economics is that low-income countries have large differences in output per worker across sectors, and the movement of workers from low- to high-productivity sectors—structural transformation—is a key driver of growth. Historically, manufacturing has been the key driver of structural transformation. It can employ large numbers of unskilled workers, is capable of productivity gains and produces tradeable products allowing economies of scale and specialization. But manufacturing growth in Africa has lagged behind other regions, leading some observers to question Africa’s ability to catch up. This view overlooks such emerging industries as ICT, tourism, food processing, horticulture, and new services exports, which share many characteristics with manufacturing. These “industries without smokestacks” are beginning to propel growth in Africa much as traditional manufacturing did in other, fast growing regions.
AB - An early stylized fact of development economics is that low-income countries have large differences in output per worker across sectors, and the movement of workers from low- to high-productivity sectors—structural transformation—is a key driver of growth. Historically, manufacturing has been the key driver of structural transformation. It can employ large numbers of unskilled workers, is capable of productivity gains and produces tradeable products allowing economies of scale and specialization. But manufacturing growth in Africa has lagged behind other regions, leading some observers to question Africa’s ability to catch up. This view overlooks such emerging industries as ICT, tourism, food processing, horticulture, and new services exports, which share many characteristics with manufacturing. These “industries without smokestacks” are beginning to propel growth in Africa much as traditional manufacturing did in other, fast growing regions.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Africa
KW - structural transformation
KW - manufacturing
KW - growth worker output
KW - industries without smokestacks
U2 - 10.1093/oso/9780198821885.003.0001
DO - 10.1093/oso/9780198821885.003.0001
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780198821885
T3 - WIDER Studies in Development Economics
SP - 1
EP - 26
BT - Industries without Smokestacks
A2 - Newfarmer, Richard
A2 - Page, John
A2 - Tarp, Finn
PB - Oxford University Press
ER -
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