Industrial policy and economic transformation in Africa / edited by Akbar Noman and Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: economic transformation and learning, industrial and technology policies in Africa / Akbar Noman and Joseph Stiglitz -- Is industrial policy necessary and feasible in Africa? theoretical considerations and historical lessons / Ha-Joon Chang -- Industrial strategy and economic transformation: lessons of five outstanding cases / Akio Hosono -- The economic implications of a comprehensive approach to learning for industrial development: a case of Ethiopia / Go Shimada -- Review of industrial policy in Ethiopia / Girum Abebe and Florian Schaefer -- The return of industrial policy: (what) can Africa learn from Latin America? / Annalisa Primi -- Finance and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: policy and research challenges / Stephany Griffith-Jones with Ewa Karwowski -- Growth strategies for Africa in a changing global environment: policy observations for sustainable and shared growth / Danny Leipziger and Shahid Yusuf -- Measuring policy performance: can we do better than the World Bank? / Julia Cage.