What drives structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa?

Justice Tei Mensah, George Adu, Anthony Amoah (), Kennedy Abrokawa and Joseph Adu
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Justice Tei Mensah: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kennedy Abrokawa: Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Joseph Adu: University of Professional Studies, Accra-Ghana

No 2016-02, University of East Anglia School of Economics Working Paper Series from School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Abstract: This paper provides an empirical assessment of the driving forces behind structural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, and to further access the role of structural reforms in accounting for cross-country differences in transformation. Evidence from this paper reveals that country specific fundamentals, institutions and policy reforms as well as governance and fiscal reforms are the key drivers of transformation in the region. A set of policy strategies is proposed to engender sustained transformation and development in the region.

Date: 2016-02
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