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The Theory and Practice of Agriculture, Growth, and Development in Africa

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  • Ousmane Badiane
  • Tsitsi Makombe

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Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved shifting roles of industry vs. agriculture and that of government, and the public sector vs. markets and the private sector.

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  • Ousmane Badiane & Tsitsi Makombe, 2014. "The Theory and Practice of Agriculture, Growth, and Development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-061, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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