Podcast: Is Africa Forging a Unique Development Path?
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Is Africa Forging a Unique Development Path?
August 15, 2014
Oasis shopping mall, Kampala, Uganda. Africa’s rapid urbanization has fed the country’s service sector (photo: Yannick Tylle/Corbis) |
Traditionally, countries developed their economies by moving away from agriculture into manufacturing. This was then followed by growth of the service sector. But many countries in Africa are building their service sector without transitioning through widespread industrialization. Is Africa experiencing a quite different path towards development? Click here for more information. Douglas Gollin, Professor of Development Economics, Oxford Department of International Development |
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