The political economy of structural transformation in African cities: Insights from the Deals and Development framework

Kunal Sen

No wp-2024-50, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: An important stylized fact about African economic development is the phenomenon of urbanization without structural transformation. This paper provides a political economy analysis of the lack of structural transformation in African cities, drawing on the Deals and Development framework.

Keywords: Structural transformation; Deals & Development; Political economy; Africa; Urbanization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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