Macroeconomic policy and structural transformation of African economies

Abstract

This document outlines a set of macroeconomic policies and is structured as follows. examine the critical question for policymakers in Africa: how to proceed with structural transformation in the coming decades in light of Africa’s experiences and current conditions, discuss Africa’s experiences with structural change from a comparative perspective of different integration patterns under globalization in developing regions,examine what sort of structural transformation Africa should strive for in the 21st century, to move the continent and transform its rural and informal sectors.