Governance for structural transformation in Africa / Adam B. Elhiraika, Gamal Ibrahim, William Davis, editors

Overview -- Institutional and governance weaknesses and African transformation -- Sub-regional perspectives on structural change -- Economic regulation and employment intensity of output growth in sub-Saharan Africa -- Governance in the mineral dependent economy: the case of Botswana -- Can export promotion agencies stem the deindustrialisation in sub-Saharan Africa? -- Exploring multidimensional fiscal incentives and firms' productivity in a developing country -- Food and agriculture global value chains: new evidence from sub-Saharan Africa -- The role of regional trade integration and governance in structural transformation: evidence from ECOWAS trade bloc

This book explores how better governance can help Africa to achieve structural transformation (understood to be the reallocation of factors of production across and within sectors to better support inclusive development), which history has shown to be key to sustained, inclusive growth. The book begins with a review of the existing literature on the links between governance and structural transformation and the success or otherwise of various sub regions in achieving structural transformation. It continues with a range of contributors addressing original empirical research on the relationships between different approaches to institutions and trade and industrial policies and structural transformation in Africa. The book makes recommendations for a new approach to governance in Africa that can deliver the structural transformation that the continent needs for Africans to enjoy shared prosperity, poverty reduction and development