New Pathways to Job Creation and Development in Africa - The Promise of Industries Without Smokestacks

Through the lens of eight country case studies and three comparative chapters, this book maps the historically unique process of structural transformation occurring in Africa.

List of contents

List of Abbreviations
1 From Deindustrialization to Job Creation:
New Perspectives on African Growth
Chris Heitzig, Richard Newfarmer, and John Page
2 Opportunities for Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Progress and Prospects
Louise Fox and Dhruv Ghandi

3 Rwanda: Harnessing the Power of the Next Generation
Richard Newfarmer and Anna Twum

4 Uganda: Leaving Agriculture in Search of Progress on Transformation
Madina Guloba, Medard Kakuru, Jakob Rauschendorfer, and Sarah Ssewanyana

5 Ethiopia: Building on Manufacturing Momentum to Create New Jobs in Other Sectors
Tsegay Gebrekidan Tekleselassie

6 Senegal: Overcoming Stagnant Industrialization with New Sources of Job Creation
Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Fatou Gueye, Assane Beye, Abdou Khadir Dia, and Massaer Mbaye

7 Ghana: Beyond Jobless Growth to Productive Employment
Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi, and Festus Ebo Turkson
8 Kenya: Linking Manufacturing and Industries without Smokestacks to Drive Transformation
Boaz Munga, Eldah Onsomu, Nancy Laibuni, Humphrey Njogu, Adan Shibia, and Samantha Luseno

9 Zambia: From Mineral Dependence to Skill Development in New Sectors
Anand Rajaram, Dennis Chiwele, and Mwanda Phiri

10 South Africa: In Search of an Employment Escape to a Growth Path
Caitlin Allen, Zaakhir Asmal, Haroon Bhorat, Robert Hill, Jabulile Monnakgotla, Morne Oosthuizen, and Christopher Rooney

11 Policies to Create Productive Jobs in Africa: Unleashing Industries without Smokestacks
Chris Heitzig, Richard Newfarmer, and John Page

Contributors

About the author

Edited by Haroon Bhorat; B. Coulibably; Richard Newfarmer; John Page and Brahima Coulibaly

Product details

• Authors: Haroon Coulibaly Bhorat
• Assisted by: Haroon Bhorat (Editor), Bhorat Haroon (Editor), B. Coulibably (Editor), Brahima Coulibaly (Editor), Richard Newfarmer (Editor), Newfarmer Richard (Editor), John Page (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9780815740179
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-4017-9
• No. of pages: 528
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Development economics & emerging economies