Noman / Stiglitz Industrial Policy and Economic Transformation in Africa

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-54077-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten

Reihe: Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization

Explores the vital role that industrial policies can play in bringing about a transformation of African economies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noman, Akbar

Stiglitz, Joseph E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Gewerkschaften, Industrielle Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acronyms
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction and Overview: Economic Transformation and Learning, Industrial, and Technology Policies in Africa, by Akbar Noman and Joseph E. Stiglitz
2. Is Industrial Policy Necessary and Feasible in Africa?: Theoretical Considerations and Historical Lessons, by Ha-Joon Chang
3. Industrial Strategy and Economic Transformation: Lessons from Five Outstanding Cases, by Akio Hosono
4. The Economic Implications of a Comprehensive Approach to Learning on Industrial Policy: The Case of Ethiopia, by Go Shimada
5. Review of Industrial Policies in Ethiopia: A Perspective from the Leather and Cut Flower Industries, by Girum Abebe and Florian Schaefer
6. The Return of Industrial Policy: (What) Can Africa Learn from Latin America?, by Annalisa Primi
7. Can the Financial Sector Deliver Both Growth and Financial Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa?, by Stephany Griffith-Jones with Ewa Karwowski
8. Growth Strategies for Africa in a Changing Global Environment: Policy Observations for Sustainable
and Shared Growth, by Danny Leipziger and Shahid Yusuf
9. Measuring Policy Performance: Can We Do Better than the World Bank?, by Julia Cagé
About the Editors
About the Authors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Akbar Noman teaches at Columbia University, where he is a senior fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, cochair of its Africa Task Force, and adjunct associate professor at the School of International and Public Affairs. He has also worked at Oxford University; the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex; a number of international organizations, including the World Bank; and senior governmental positions.

Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University, former chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank, and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton. His books include Making Globalization Work; Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy; The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future; Fair Trade for All (with Andrew Charlton), Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (with Bruce C. Greenwald) and The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.