撒哈拉以南地区过去20年的经济增长,让那里的年轻人对找到一份好工作充满预期,而实际上,那里的经济体极其缺乏提供这些工作需求的能力。这些都为社会抗议的发生、政治出现不稳定性酿造了条件。与现在的乐观主义相反,非洲领导人应该调整他们的预期,着力提高结构转型和社会融合速度。 The economic growth of the sub-Saharan region over the past two decades has given young people there anticipation of finding a good job, and indeed the economies there lacked the capacity to provide these jobs. These are the conditions for social protest and political instability. Contrary to the current optimism, African leaders should adjust their expectations and strive to speed up the structural transformation and social integration.