Using ethnographic and historical materials, this book expands our knowledge about African development and makes practical suggestions as to how successful development in a complex, yet dynamic continent can be achieved.

Carlos Lopes is a Professor at Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town and Visiting Professor at Sciences Po in Paris as well as 8th Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (2012-2016).

George Kararach is a Lead Economist, the African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; a Non-Resident Fellow, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines, Illinois, USA and until recently Senior Economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Overview Chapter 1: Defining structural transformation Chapter 2: Seeking transformation? Africa is not alone Chapter 3: Transformation through industrialization Chapter 4: Understanding other key enablers of Africa's structural transformation Chapter 5: Innovative development financing sources Chapter 6: Selected experiences: drilling into the country dimension Chapter 7: African circumstances and efforts into the future