The aim of the country case studies on transformation is to assess where African countries are with respect to the different elements that characterize economic transformation and to provide recommendations for accelerating progress. To facilitate the analysis and allow for comparisons of country experiences, ACET developed a common framework. Each country case study comprises six parts: (I) Introduction; (II) Review of performance on economic transformation over the past 30 years; (III) Review of the institutional context for economic transformation; (IV) Identification of tradable products and services (i.e. exports and imports of goods and services) in which the country, with additional efforts, could increase its international competitiveness in or diversify into; (V) A program for removing constraints and promoting the identified products or services; and (VI) A conclusion giving recommendations on how to speed up economic transformation in general.
For the initial ATR, ACET has selected fifteen countries:
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
These 15 countries were selected to cover:
- A significant share of the population and economic production in Sub-Saharan Africa;
- Countries that, for the next five to ten years, appear to have a realistic chance of promoting economic transformation due to their economic endowments or political environment (i.e., no countries in active conflict or significant political instability); and
- A diversity of economies and historical experiences, including linguistic and colonial background.
For each country, the study spans the past 30 years (1980-2010):
In each country, ACET is collaborating with a think tank or researcher who has accepted the responsibility for conducting the study using a common framework. ACET works with these partners through a process of continuous engagement and consultation to develop the analytical framework for the study as well as periodic peer-to-peer review.
The first draft of the country case studies were discussed and reviewed during a workshop in that took place in Ghana during July 2011. The second drafts, incorporating the comments of participants and specific country reviewers, are due to ACET in October 2011 for a final review after which they are expected to be finalized by December 2011. ACET will incorporate the findings of the reports in the African Transformation Report, and also publish each report separately.
The aim of the country case studies on transformation is to assess where African countries are with respect to the different elements that characterize economic transformation and to provide recommendations for accelerating progress. To facilitate the analysis and allow for comparisons of country experiences, ACET developed a common framework. Each country case study comprises six parts: (I) Introduction; (II) Review of performance on economic transformation over the past 30 years; (III) Review of the institutional context for economic transformation; (IV) Identification of tradable products and services (i.e. exports and imports of goods and services) in which the country, with additional efforts, could increase its international competitiveness in or diversify into; (V) A program for removing constraints and promoting the identified products or services; and (VI) A conclusion giving recommendations on how to speed up economic transformation in general.
