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Friday
August 11
2017
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Leapfrogging is overrated, says a Harvard development professor

Juma points out that no advanced economy got where it is today by cutting corners and sidestepping (that is, leapfrogging) industrialization.

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Quartz Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Technology

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
Africa, global development, industrialization, infrastructure, research
Friday
May 26
2017
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Africa’s Future Lies in Entrepreneurship, Industrialization

The 2017 African Economic Outlook report, released during the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings, in Ahmadabad, India, predicts an uptick of growth in 2017, after a tough 2016 and Africans should push for accelerated development by harnessing local resources to boost entrepreneurship and drive its industrialization.

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The Liberian Observer (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Entrepreneurship

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
AfDB, Africa, business, entrepreneurship, global development, governance, industrialization, industry

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