Structural Transformation in South Africa : The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country

Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countri...

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Other Authors: Andreoni, Antonio (Editor), Mondliwa, Pamela (Editor), Roberts, Simon (Editor), TREGENNA, FIONA (Editor)
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2021
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