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Growth traps and opportunities for Africa's lions

Geoff Riley

15th November 2016

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On November 3, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings hosted a conversation on the new book “Africa’s Lions: Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies,” which examines the key constraints facing six African economies.

The transcript is a gold mine of contextual evidence and analysis for teachers looking at growth and development prospects in a group of six countries labelled Africa's Lions. These lions are South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Ghana.

Growth traps and opportunities for Africa's lions
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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