Transforming Southern Africa?

Piergiuseppe Fortunato; Francesca Guadagno; Rohit Ticku

Transforming Southern Africa?

Abstract

This paper examines the process of structural change and export diversification that took place in five selected Southern African economies since the early 1970s. Making use of several complementary data sources, the paper highlights the important differences that characterized the experiences of different countries and discusses the main challenges and opportunities that these countries, and the region as a whole, will face in the years to come.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Editorial

Authors

Piergiuseppe Fortunato ^* This is me
Italy

Francesca Guadagno This is me
Italy

Rohit Ticku This is me
Italy

Publication Date

June 1, 2021

Submission Date

June 5, 2020

Acceptance Date

July 7, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 1 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY

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APA

Fortunato, P., Guadagno, F., & Ticku, R. (2021). Transforming Southern Africa? Industrial Policy, 1(1), 4-21. https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY

AMA

1.Fortunato P, Guadagno F, Ticku R. Transforming Southern Africa? INDPOL. 2021;1(1):4-21. https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY

Chicago

Fortunato, Piergiuseppe, Francesca Guadagno, and Rohit Ticku. 2021. “Transforming Southern Africa?”. Industrial Policy 1 (1): 4-21. https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY.

EndNote

Fortunato P, Guadagno F, Ticku R (June 1, 2021) Transforming Southern Africa? Industrial Policy 1 1 4–21.

IEEE

[1]P. Fortunato, F. Guadagno, and R. Ticku, “Transforming Southern Africa?”, INDPOL, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 4–21, June 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY

ISNAD

Fortunato, Piergiuseppe - Guadagno, Francesca - Ticku, Rohit. “Transforming Southern Africa?”. Industrial Policy 1/1 (June 1, 2021): 4-21. https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY.

JAMA

1.Fortunato P, Guadagno F, Ticku R. Transforming Southern Africa? INDPOL. 2021;1:4–21.

MLA

Fortunato, Piergiuseppe, et al. “Transforming Southern Africa?”. Industrial Policy, vol. 1, no. 1, June 2021, pp. 4-21, https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY.

Vancouver

1.Piergiuseppe Fortunato, Francesca Guadagno, Rohit Ticku. Transforming Southern Africa? INDPOL [Internet]. 2021 Jun. 1;1(1):4-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA97FE23TY