Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s – it bodes well for the years ahead

By Gaaitzen de Vries, Associate professor University of Groningen, UNU WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University
Emmanuel B Mensah, Postdoctoral Researcher in Development Economics, University of Groningen
Hagen Kruse, PhD Researcher in Development Economics, University of Groningen
Kunal Sen, Professor and Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University

Industrialisation was key to long-term economic growth in the west and Asia. After years of going in the wrong direction, new research suggests that many African countries have seen a turnaround.

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