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Macroeconomic Foundation for Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
APL
(Ajiken
Power
Lunch)
is
a
lunchtime
workshop
open
to
public,
including
IDE
staffs,
visiting
research
fellows,
IDEAS
students,
outside
researchers
and
graduate
students.
This
workshop
provides
a
platform
for
presentation
of
any
work
in
progress
where
we
can
discuss
in
either
English
or
Japanese.
Those
who
would
attend
a
seminar
are
asked
to
announce
yourself
to
receptionists
on
your
arrival
at
the
IDE
and
to
obtain
APL
Organizers'
signature
on
your
admission
card
after
the
seminar.
Date&time:
February 12, 2016. (Friday) 12：30-14：30
Venue:
Theme:
Macroeconomic Foundation for Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract
Based
on
my
background
paper
written
in
2014
for
the
UN
ECA,
my
seminar
talk
would
focus
on
road
maps
for
laying
a
macroeconomic
foundation
for
structural
transformation
in
Africa,
wherein
structure
transformation
is
defined
explicitly
as
development
processes
involving
both
productivity-enhancing
structural
change
and
institutional
and
societal
transformation
towards
creating
an
articulate
economy
and
an
inclusive
society.
In
my
talk
I
examine
how
to
achieve
an
articulated
economy
through
deepening
of
regional
integration
towards
the
creation
of
vibrant
regional
markets
with
dynamic
externalities
and
spillovers,
and
agglomeration-clustering
effects.
Towards
this
end
I
discuss
three
pillars
for
the
foundation
by:
i)
investing
in
human
resources;
ii)
building
economic
and
social
infrastructures;
and
iii)
realizing
institutional
transformation
for
productive
private-public
coalition.
As
entered
the
21st
century,
at
the
backdrop
of
the
narrative
of
‘Africa
rising’,
Africa
is
positioned
at
a
historically
juncture
with
new
opportunities
as
well
as
formidable
challenges.
In
this
conjuncture,
it
is
argued
that
besides
ensuring
macro
stability,
macroeconomic
policies
should
be
envisioned
in
relation
to
an
overall,
pro-active,
developmental
strategy
specifically
designed
for
facilitating
the
process
of
transformation
of
economic
and
social
structures
with
a
view
to
ensuring
a
positive
feedback
loop
in
the
investment-growth
nexus
as
well
as
to
engendering
a
pro-poor,
shared
growth.
Speaker：
Machiko Nissanke (Emeritus Professor of Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS))
Chair:
Languages:
English
KIM, Jiyoung E-mail：Jiyoung_Kim
LEI, Lei E-mail：Lei_Lei
OSADA, Noriyuki E-mail：Noriyuki_Osada