The potential of manufacturing and industrialization in africa. Business leadership sas contract with south africa commits us to strive. Introduction infrastructure development is a key driver for progress across the african continent and a critical enabler for productivity and sustainable economic growth. This briefing paper examines another neglected but crucial aspect of africas plight, the crisis of industrialisation. Africas failure to industrialize is partly due to bad luck. Against this background, the economic development in africa report 20. Between rank 1 mauritius and rank 23 angola, kenya ranks, uganda 14 and tanzania 16. This article aims to contribute to the understanding of the process of import substitution in subsaharan africa. In this regard, this issues paper identifies the major issues and questions to be considered by african ministers on the sustainability of africas economy through the. This essay explores the role of the state in promoting exports and industrialization in the quest for transformation of african economies. Letter from the director amadou sy senior fellow and director, africa growth initiative global economy and development brookings institution africa is at a tipping point in 2016. It is important to stress that the nipf is a policy framework and not a blueprint for the industrial economy. Transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods. Manufacturing employment and equality in south africa.
Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development in africa. Their appetite for risk may, however, be dulled if the. Towards inclusive and sustainable development in africa. This being so, the only practical way to implement effective industrial policy is to zlearn by doing. Chinaafrica development fund was established in 2006 as one of the eight policy measures proposed by the chinese government during the beijing summit of the forum on chinaafrica cooperation to promote practical cooperation between china and african countries. Industrial restructuring and upgrading programme in. Republic of namibia ministry of trade and industry namibias industrial policy this document outlines namibias industrial policy, which is aimed at achieving vision 2030. In 2017, the african development bank reported africa to be the worlds secondfastest growing. G e n tle m e n, you have before you for your consideration and. A case for transformation 1 mwangi wa githinji2 and olugbenga adesida3 abstract. While we agree that agricultural development is necessary, we do not agree that this strategy is sufficient to. Africas leaders, with robust support from the international community, must use them.
The value of the human development index maximum 1 for the world, according to the human development report hdr 20, was 0. South africa in the fourth industrial revolution a new. Financing industrial development in korea and implications for africa keun lee1 this paper is a contribution to the how they did it hdiseries, a new line of publications from the vicepresidency for economic governance and knowledge management. The programme aims to help strengthen the productive capacities of the central african countries. South african special economic and industrial development zones the port of durban and the southern bloemfonteincape town route, the sez is a natural choice for investors seeking a costeffective location to service domestic and export markets. The tools that the continent needs to achieve inclusive and sustainable industrial development are available. Industrialization, exports and the developmental state in.
Industrial development and economic growth 299 tion in overall poverty in the 19812001 period. In india, the gini coefficient of household consumption expenditure fell in the 1950s as a result of. Entrepreneurs are the ones who organize and lead such forays into unexplored territory. Africa s low level of industrial development and product diversification is reflected in an analysis of the international trade of ssa countries by industrial products. Large numbers of academic publications, policy documents, political speeches. Industrial development in north african countries a. It contributes significantly to human development, poverty reduction, and.
If african governments want to achieve their objective of boosting intraafrican trade, they have to create more space for the private sector to play an active role in the integration process. Interventions in agro industry development administered in collaboration with the private sector should be designed to create the adequate environment and enhance the emergence of locally owned agroprocessing industries, capable of creating jobs and increasing incomes in rural africa. Economic performance in africa africa should be congratulated for its good performance in the new century. The industrial development corporation of south africa idc is a selffinancing national development finance institution whose primary objectives are to contribute to the generation of balanced, sustainable economic growth in africa and to the economic empowerment of south africans, thereby promoting the economic prosperity of all citizens. The terms of trade shocks and economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s brought with them a 20year period of macroeconomic. Industrialization for an emerging africa issues paper. In this seminar, a wide range of panelistsincluding researchers, government officials, a representative of private company and development partnerdiscussed the seminar. The industrial restructuring and upgrading programme in central africa is an integral part of the pacie, focusing on developing competitiveness, trade and common market. Financing industrial development in korea and implications. Industrialization, exports and the developmental state in africa. In addition, the sez intends building on existing strengths to attract agro. I an overview of sustainable development in africa emmanuel kwesi boon encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the world be seen as one ecosystem and that the economic development process should include ecological and environmental issues as an essential component.
Because so little attention has been paid to african industry. Industrial development corporation of south africa world. Labour has been moving from agriculture to services. Pdf industrial development of africa jicas commitment. Aida accelerated industrial development for africa background the leaders of africa have in recent years shown commitment to the industrialization of the continent in both the short and longterm, and have taken a number of major initiatives to meet the challenges of development as evidenced by their decision to dedicate the january 2008. One element is the extremely high level of industrial product imports into the vast majority of ssa countries. Industrial policy and african development justin yifu lin national school of development peking university 1.
Industrial development the industrial policy action plan ipap is firmly entrenched in governments overall policy and plans to address the key challenges of economic and industrial growth and race based poverty, inequality and unemployment ipap 2018 is a product of the economic sectors, employment and infrastructure development eseid cluster. Its core objective is to set out governments approach to south africas industrialisation. Africa growth initiative, global economy and development. Trade, technology and the role of the state 449 variables also impinges further on their abilities, as discussed extensively in several national and sectoral case.
Innovative institutions, effective processes and flexible mechanisms by the economic commission for africa, please contact. Industrial development corporation of south africa, limited address by dr. Aida accelerated industrial development for africa. By 2050, africa is expected to be home to more than two billion people. Economic report on africa 2014 ii ordering information to order copies of dynamic industrial policy in africa. Africas economic growth and development are intrinsically linked to infrastructure development, but it is the pushpull relationship with commodities that has. How can africa achieve sustainable industrial development.
Industrial policy in ethiopia, who is also a minister and a senior adviser to prime minister hailemariam desalegn. Industrial policy, development banks, financial control, capability building. This has inspired much optimism about the regions prospects to. Is agriculture still relevant to poverty reduction in africa. Manufacturing employment and equality in south africa neva makgetla september 2014development and tips is a research organisation that facilitates policy dialogue across three focus areas. The renaissance of the african cooperative movement, 2008. The economy of africa consists of the trade, industry, agriculture, and human resources of the.
Addressing africas infrastructure challenges deloitte. The africa competitiveness report 1998 ranked east africa in the bottom half of the 23 african countries it analyzed. Migration for structural transformation examines how wellmanaged migration can help to address africa s development challenges. The process of industrialization in subsaharan africa occurred in two phases.
An optimal industrial effort requires carefully designed and calibrated policy, against the background of increasingly uncertain, volatile and often potentially hostile global market conditions. Industrial development corporation of south africa. The role of agriculture in african development xinshen diao international food policy research institute, washington, dc, usa peter hazell university of london, uk and james thurlow international food policy research institute, washington, dc, usa summary. An impact analysis of south africas national strategy for the development and promotion of smmes abstract this study explores the effectiveness of the south african national strategy for the development and promotion of small businesses in south africa, where it first evaluates the effectiveness of the instructional framework created under the. The africa infrastructure aidi development index aidi may 20. Pdf on jan 1, 20, go shimada and others published industrial development of africa jicas commitment at ticad iv and its followup find, read and cite all the research you need on. This article is published in collaboration with project syndicate. This project focuses on three specific areas that impact the pace of structural transformation and job creation in five emerging african natural resources economies. Africas economic growth page 1 of 27 executive summary over the past 15 years, most countries in africa experienced sustained economic growth, with growth rates often exceeding 5% per year. National industrial policy framework nipf 201617 201819 industrial policy action plan ipap 201516 201718 industrial policy action plan ipap national industrial policy framework nipf text version 332,915 kb pdf designed version 1,3 mb pdf 201415. Industrialisation in subsaharan africa policies for resolving africas economic and development crisis generally focus on the agricultural sector. The economic development in africa report 2011 is the product of joint work between unctad and unido. Its objective is to support and encourage chinese companies to invest in africa. Review report on africa industrial development for csd 14 this document was prepared by nebiyeleul gessese phd, consultant, industrial ecology and energy.
Malabo declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and. Industrial development department of trade and industry. While the notions of development and underdevelopment are is most commonly discussed in an economic context, the process of development ecompasses a broad range of factors, social, political, ethnicity, geography, etc, distinct to the environment in. There is general agreement that industrial growth is vital to economic development in african countries with a potential to contribute significantly to poverty. Dirk willem te velde head of the international economic development group, odi and director of the supporting economic transformation programme set opened the event held at the odi in london. Since it is a policy document, it is confined to principles and broad parameters that will guide namibias approach towards industrial policy over the next two decades. This meeting addressed the question of whether agriculture is still relevant to poverty reduction in africa and included presentations from peter hazell, director of the development strategy and government division of the international food policy research institute ifpri and professor paul collier, director of the centre for study of african.
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