SJS 2 - "Cities and Economic Transformation"

 Source: Amoako, K.Y. "Cities and economic transformation." African Business Mar. 2015: S97. Student Resources in Context. Web. 3 Oct. 2015.

Author Credentials: K.Y. Amoako is the President of the African Centre for Economic Transformation, which is also known as ACET. He mainly researches and tracks the growth of economics within Africa.

Summary: The article mainly tries to answer the question; Are African cities, in their current state, as effective as they can be as organs of economic growth? The author answers no. He talks about how changing into "organs of economic growth" takes hard work and determination. He uses the example of Angola. How the country was able to reach success and has proved that economic transformation is possible. K.Y. Amoako also states that the building block of an economic order that can continue into economic growth for years is taking measures to move rural areas into cities. They key of doing so is determination towards change, planning, and bold execution.

Analysis: It was a very interesting source and gave ideas how Africa's cities can transform economically. He does use Angola as an example of this transformation, but if he would have use more examples it would have been easier to show changes. The author also could have given more information as to why some events lead to other events (Ex. Specialization leads to industrialization). Otherwise, the article was very well written and full of useful information