Creating productive jobs for growing a labor force is both one of the world's greatest challenges as well as one of its greatest economic opportunities, and one of the most consequential global megatrends. Nowhere is the job creation challenge more acute than for young people in Africa. In response to this challenge and to also address Africa's structural economic transformation, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings has undertaken research on the prospects for large-scale job creation through the development of 'industries without smokestacks' including tourism, agro-processing, horticulture, and services that has revealed a promising path forward. This book is the first to document the potential for non-traditional industries to address the formal sector job creation that is critical for Africa to simultaneously harness its demographic dividend and achieve structural transformation. In the face of premature deindustrialization, many economists have voiced pessimism about Africa's ability to replicate past economic development models. The book also documents the potential of an alternative economic development model for Africa based on industries without smokestacks. Finally, the book suggests practical policy solutions to realize the potential of these industries

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Publisher

Brookings Institution Press

Year

2025

eBook ISBN

9780815741312

Edition

Topic

Economics

Subtopic

Development Economics

Index

Economics

Cover
Half-title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contributors
List of Abbreviations
1. From Deindustrialization to Job Creation: New Perspectives on African Growth
2. Opportunities for Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Prospects
3. Rwanda: Harnessing the Power of the Next Generation
4. Uganda: Leaving Agriculture in Search of Progress on Transformation
5. Ethiopia: Building on Manufacturing Momentum to Create New Jobs in Other Sectors
6. Senegal: Overcoming Stagnant Industrialization with New Sources of Job Creation
7. Ghana: Beyond Jobless Growth to Productive Employment
8. Kenya: Linking Manufacturing and Industries without Smokestacks to Drive Transformation
9. Zambia: From Mineral Dependence to Skill Development in New Sectors
10. South Africa: In Search of an Employment Escape to a Growth Path
11. Policies to Create Productive Jobs in Africa: Unleashing Industries without Smokestacks
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