African policymakers, academics, and development institutions have acknowledged that fostering sustained economic development in Africa and achieving the SDGs require developing productive capacities, transforming domestic production structures towards manufacturing, and diversifying experts. Yet, there is very limited understanding of the linkages among these crucial processes of economic development.
This paper seeks to identify some mechanisms through which the development of productive capacities could be linked to structural transformation and experts diversification and how these processes can contribute to the goal of poverty alleviation in Africa.
lt also examines the role of infrastructure and innovation in developing productive capacities and offers policy recommendations on how productive capacities could be built to support Africa's industrialization agenda and enhance prospects for achieving the SDGs.
