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A manufacturing (re)naissance?: Industrialization in the developing worldTHIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | This study examines industrialization in developing countries...
Industrialization Economic Transformation Database ManufacturingBook Chapter
Adverse political settlements: An impediment to structural transformation and inclusive growth in GhanaFrom the book: The developer’s dilemma
Ghana Inclusive growth Structural transformationJournal Article
Bringing state-owned entities back into the industrial policy debate: The case of IndonesiaDiscussions on the developing world's industrial policies have largely neglected the role of state-owned entities...
Indonesia Industrialization Industrial policyWorking Paper
Learning from experience: Special Economic Zones in Southern AfricaSpecial Economic Zones (SEZs) have become common across Southern Africa in the past 20 years. In line with experiences in the rest of the world, they have had at best marginal success...
Special Economic Zones Southern Africa IndustrializationNews
Findings from new GGDC/UNU-WIDER database grab attention of academia and media
Economic Transformation Database Economic transformation Deindustrialization News
Press Release: New data reveals developing economies are bucking trend of de-industrialization
Economic Transformation Database Deindustrialization Economic transformation Blog
Sub-Saharan Africa had a manufacturing renaissance in 2010s – it’s a promising sign for the years aheadThe COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy, with world output contracting at 3.5% in 2020, and no recovery likely before the fourth quarter of 2021...
Structural transformation Manufacturing Employment and IndustryWorking Paper
A manufacturing renaissance? Industrialization trends in the developing worldThis paper examines industrialization trends in developing countries...
Industrialization Economic Transformation Database ManufacturingBlog
Have you heard about the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database?
On 17 February 2021 the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) and UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database (ETD) will be launched...
Structural transformation Industrialization DeindustrializationResearch Brief
Special economic zones in Zambia and South Africa: Blueprint, experiences, and outcomesEast Asia’s successful experience in accelerating the process of industrial development with SEZs paved way for the use of SEZs as policy instruments in Africa...
Special Economic Zones Agglomeration IndustrializationWorking Paper
Special economic zones in Southern Africa: white elephants or latent drivers of growth and employment?: The case of Zambia and South AfricaThe successful use of special economic zones as economic tools for export-led industrial development in East Asia propelled a wave of similar initiatives across Africa...
Special Economic Zones Agglomeration IndustrializationWorking Paper
Structural transformation and inclusive growth in GhanaThis study examines the structural transformation–inclusive growth nexus for Ghana...
Ghana Inclusive growth Structural transformationBook Chapter
Local content in Zambia—a faltering experience?From the book: Mining for Change
Industrialization Local content Economic linkagesBook Chapter
The construction sector in ZambiaFrom the book: Mining for Change
Industrialization Local content Economic linkagesWorking Paper
De-industrialization, re-industrialization, and the resurgence of state capitalism: The case of IndonesiaDiscussions on the developing world’s industrial policies have largely neglected the role of state-owned entities...
Industrialization Industrial policy InfrastructureLecture
MOOC: Industrial policy for the 21st century – the challenge for Africa