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This chapter looks at Africa’s future beyond being just a pawn on the chessboard of major power rivalries. It also considers pathways to economic development beyond the linear, modernization, approaches of slowly treading the stages of development from agriculture to manufacturing to services, to consider the role of technology in expanding possibilities for prosperity in the continent. This chapter draws on scholarship on structural diversification and innovation to propose a rethink of Africa’s development path. It also highlights lessons from the experiences of other countries that chartered their own development path.
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Qobo, M. (2022). Paradigms, Inclusive Institutions, and Structural Transformation. In: The Political Economy of China—US Relations. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86410-1_7
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