Transforming Southern Africa?

Year 2021, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 4 - 21, 01.06.2021

Piergiuseppe Fortunato Francesca Guadagno Rohit Ticku

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.

Keywords

Structural transformation, productivity growth, Southern Africa, Product Space and Regional Integration, Product Space and Regional Integration

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