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.

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Quality of Growth in Africa: An Overview, by Ravi Kanbur, Akbar Noman, and Joseph E. StiglitzPart I. Gross Domestic Product, Equity, and Employment1. Beyond GDP: Measuring the Quality of Growth in Africa, by Lorenzo Fioramonti2. Recent African Growth Experience: Poverty, Equity, and Political Stability, by Andy McKay3. The Quality of Jobs and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Moazam MahmoodPart II. Structural Transformation for Quality Growth4. New Global Rules, Policy Space, and Quality of Growth in Africa, by Antonio Andreoni, Ha-Joon Chang, and Isabel Estevez5. What Should Africa Learn from East Asian Development?, by Jomo Kwame Sundaram6. Economic Transformation for High-Quality Growth: Insights from International Cooperation, by Akio HosonoPart III. Economic Transformation: Industrializing Agriculture, Complexity, and Global Value Chains7. Oranges Are Not Only Fruit: The Industrialization of Freshness and the Quality of Growth, by Christopher Cramer and John Sender8. Sub-Saharan Africa's Manufacturing Sector: Building Complexity, by Haroon Bhorat, Ravi Kanbur, Christopher Rooney, and François Steenkamp9. A Generalized Linkage Approach to Local Production Systems Development in the Era of Global Value Chains, with Special Reference to Africa, by Antonio Andreoni10. (Re)shaping Markets for Inclusive Economic Activity: Competition and Industrial Policies Relating to Food Production in Southern Africa, by Simon RobertsPart IV. Environment11. Climate Change and the Quality of Growth in Africa, by Ben Orlove12. Does Environmental Policy Make African Industry Less Competitive? The Possibilities in Green Industrial Policy, by Go ShimadaPart V. Urbanization13. Urbanization and the Quality of Growth in Africa, by Takyiwaa Manuh and Edlam Abera Yemeru14. Migrants, Towns, Poverty, and Jobs: Insights from Tanzania, by Luc Christiaensen, Joachim De Weerdt, Bert Ingelaere, and Ravi Kanbur15. Distributing Benefits from Africa's Urban Growth, by Gabriella Y. CaroliniContributorsIndex