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Sustaining economic growth in Africa

Geoff Riley

20th December 2014

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This article introduces students to the concept of adjusted net saving as a relevant indicator of the sustainability of growth for developing countries. Can Africa's strong recent growth performance be maintained?

Read: https://agenda.weforum.org/2014/12/how-to-sustain-...

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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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