China's Rise and Structural Transformation in Africa: Ideas and Opportunities

In the talk I will discuss five related questions: Why was it possible for China to achieve an extraordinary performance during its transition? Why was China unable to attain similar success before its transition started? Why did most other transition economies, both socialist and nonsocialist, including those in Africa, fail to achieve a similar performance? Can African countries have a similar performance as China had in the past three decades and how to do that? What are the opportunities open for other developing countries from China’s rise?