Conclusion

This week you have:

• learnt about the limits of growth, the growing inequalities gap and why a new way of thinking beyond economics is needed
• looked at the understandings and debates around IG, highlighting the contested and complex nature of the concept
• reviewed some of the leading frameworks that have tried to operationalise the study of IG, and the challenges this presents
• considered key critiques of IG and developed your own understanding.

Having considered the complexity, different dimensions and peculiarities of IG, is there a case that Africa and African growth might need its own understanding and analysis? This is picked up in Week 2 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , looked at through a lens of migration.