Download or read book Economic Development in Africa Report 2012 written by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report is about the challenge of sustainable development in Africa. It starts by recognizing that African governments face a major dilemma. On the one hand, structural transformation is necessary for achieving substantial and broad-based improvements in human well-being. On the other hand, structural transformation, together with rising affluence and a growing population, will necessarily intensify environmental pressures because of the increasing demand for natural resources, including both material and energy inputs used in production, the expanding magnitude of waste and pollution, and the growing relative reliance on non-renewable resources."--Back cover.