Economic complexity and employment expansion in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorRooney, Chris
dc.contributor.authorSteenkamp, François
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T09:21:20Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T09:21:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractThis policy brief provides a synthesis of four country case studies: Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa. Economic complexity refers to the amount of “productive knowledge” or “technical know-how” within a country. The paper provides a table summarizing product-specific constraints by country. Country constraints include product certification, which is performed by state agencies. When such agencies lack regulatory capacity, products do not get certified and as result, cannot be exported – inhibiting the growth of firms. Constraints also exist where there is inadequate electricity supply; firms need to invest in expensive diesel-operated generators in order to function.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-920633-63-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58431
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDevelopment Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Townen
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATIONen
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTHen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESen
dc.subjectYOUTHen
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONSen
dc.subjectSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICYen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.subjectSENEGALen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleEconomic complexity and employment expansion in Africaen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holder© DPRU, University of Cape Town 2019
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108462001
idrc.project.number108462
idrc.project.titleExpanding economic opportunities for women and youth in Africa through structural transformationen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-254150
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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