{"product_id":"the-quality-of-growth-in-africa-9780231194761","title":"The Quality of Growth in Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Akbar Noman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Development - Sustainable Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Quality of Growth in Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45268917780631,"sku":"9780231194761","price":4857.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780231194761.webp?v=1769236792","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-quality-of-growth-in-africa-9780231194761","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}