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Authors' workshop: The Practice of Industrial Policy: Lessons for Africa
UNU-WIDER hosted an authors’ workshop for a forthcoming book on industrial policy lessons for Africa based on Asian experiences on 9-10 March 2015 in Helsinki, Finland. The book is part of a joint KOICA and UNU-WIDER project ‘The Practice of Industrial Policy: Lessons for Africa’ .
During the workshop project researchers presented and discussed their individual work. Authors presented their draft chapters which were discussed by pre-assigned discussants, followed by general debate before a series of conclusions were drawn up for each chapter. Based on the discussions and feedback the work is developed further in order to compile a book manuscript.
The forthcoming book is part of Jobs, Poverty and Structural Change in Africa project that broadens our understanding of the structural transformation challenge in Africa and provide practical guidance for policy makers. The experiences of East Asian countries discussed the book offer valuable insights for African leaders and governments in making concerted efforts to formulate and implement effective industrial policy for dynamic structural transformation and inclusive growth.
Programme
Monday 9 March 2015
| 9:00-9:15 |
Welcome and introduction John Page, Brookings Institution, and Finn Tarp, UNU-WIDER |
| 9:15-10:00 |
Co-ordination through an Asian lens Khuong Minh Vu, National University of Singapore |
| 10:15-11:00 |
State-Business Relations as Drivers of Economic Performance Alberto Lemma, Overseas Development Institute |
| 11:15-12:00 |
State Capability and Prospects for Close Coordination: Considerations for Industrial Policy in Africa Rachel Gisselquist, UNU-WIDER |
| 13:00-13:45 |
A Natural Experiment of Industrial Policy: Floriculture and the Metal and Engineering Industries in Ethiopia Mulu Gebreeyesus, Ethiopian Development Research Institute |
| 13:45-14:30 |
Policy Co-ordination and Growth Traps in a Middle-income Country Setting: The Case of South Africa Haroon Bhorat, University of Cape Town, and Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town |
| 14:45-15:30 |
Special Economic Zones in Africa: Political Economy Challenges and Solutions Thomas Farole, The World Bank, and Lotta Moberg, George Mason University |
| 15:30-16:15 |
Ghana’s Experiments with Business- Government Coordination Nkechi Owoo, University of Ghana |
| 16:15-17:00 |
Industrial Policy in Practice – Africa’s Presidential Investors Advisory Councils John Page |
Tuesday 10 March 2015
| 09:00-09:45 |
Korea’s Evolving Business-Government Relationship Eun Mee Kim, Ewha Womans University |
| 09:45-10:30 |
The Industrial Policy Experience of the Electronics Industry in Malaysia Rajah Rasiah, University of Malaya |
| 10:45-11:30 |
Case Studies of Decentralized Co-ordination in China Hinh Dinh, John Hopkins University |
| 11:30-12:15 |
The Political Economy of Industrial Development in Vietnam: Impact of State-business Relationship on Industrial Performance, 1986-2012 Tu-Anh Vu-Thanh, Princeton University |
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