TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth and structural change in Africa
T2 - Development strategies for the learning economy
AU - Lundvall, Bengt Åke
AU - Lema, Rasmus
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper discusses opportunities and policy options for African countries seeking innovation and learning based development strategies. What kind of policies and institutions are necessary in order to transform the current increase in rents from commodities exports into industrial investment and upgrading of agriculture and agro-industrial development? This question is raised in the context of competing theories about economic development. On the basis of empirical patterns and theoretical considerations we discuss policy options in relation to the African reality.
AB - This paper discusses opportunities and policy options for African countries seeking innovation and learning based development strategies. What kind of policies and institutions are necessary in order to transform the current increase in rents from commodities exports into industrial investment and upgrading of agriculture and agro-industrial development? This question is raised in the context of competing theories about economic development. On the basis of empirical patterns and theoretical considerations we discuss policy options in relation to the African reality.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85014883796&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/20421338.2014.979660
DO - 10.1080/20421338.2014.979660
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85014883796
SN - 2042-1338
VL - 6
SP - 455
EP - 466
JO - African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
JF - African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development
IS - 5
ER -