| The Quality of Growth in Africa Contributor(s): Noman, Akbar (Editor), Stiglitz, Joseph E. (Editor), Kanbur, Ravi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231194765 ISBN-13: 9780231194761 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Political Science | World - African - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 338.967 |
| LCCN: 2019021923 |
| Series: Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in De |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.4" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, concerns about the outcomes and nature of economic growth have given way to a new emphasis on its quality. This volume brings together prominent international contributors to consider a range of interrelated questions concerning the quality of growth in Africa, with a primary focus on sub-Saharan countries. Contributors discuss the measurement of growth, the transformations necessary to sustain it, and issues around equity and well-being. They consider topics such as the distribution of income gains from growth; the extent to which economic growth has resulted in improvements in employment, poverty, and security; structural transformations of the economy and diversification of the sources of growth; environmental sustainability; and management of urbanization. Offering both diagnoses and prescriptions, The Quality of Growth in Africa helps envision a future that goes beyond increasing GDP to ensuring that growth translates into advancements in well-being. Although the book focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, much of the contributors' incisive analysis has implications for countries outside the region. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.: - Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and a member and former chair of Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought. He was the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics. He served on President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors, and then joined the World Bank as chief economist and senior vice president. His most recent book is The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future. |
