Table 1.1 Regimes, rent management, and economic performanceConclusions; 2 Tanzania: growth without poverty reduction; Historical context; Rents, industrial policy, and investment; Sectoral examples; Economic performance; Conclusions; 3 Ghana: a star but static performer; Historical context; Rents, industrial policy, and the investment climate; Sector evidence; Economic performance; Conclusions; 4 Ethiopia: rent-seekers and productive capitalists; Historical context; Rents, industrial policy, and investment; Sectoral examples; Economic performance; Conclusions.