All Outputs (6)

Regional Developmentalism in West Africa: The Case for Commodity-based Industrialization through Regional Cooperation in the Cocoa–Chocolate Sector (2021)
Journal Article
Bashi Rudahindwa, J., & van Huellen, S. (2021). Regional Developmentalism in West Africa: The Case for Commodity-based Industrialization through Regional Cooperation in the Cocoa–Chocolate Sector. Journal of African trade, 8(1), 82-95. https://doi.org/10.2991/jat.k.211130.001

Regional integration occupies a prominent place in the economic policies of most sub-Saharan African countries. However, despite different waves of initiatives across the African continent, the majority of African regional schemes have not managed to... Read More about Regional Developmentalism in West Africa: The Case for Commodity-based Industrialization through Regional Cooperation in the Cocoa–Chocolate Sector.

Profitability without investment: how financialization undermines structural transformation in South Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., Robb, N., & van Huellen, S. (2021). Profitability without investment: how financialization undermines structural transformation in South Africa. In A. Andreoni, P. Mondliwa, S. Roberts, & F. Tregenna (Eds.), Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (213-236). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0010

Sustained investment in productive capabilities and fixed-capital formation is a key driver of inclusive and sustainable structural transformation. Both historically and compared to other middle-income countries, South Africa has performed poorly in... Read More about Profitability without investment: how financialization undermines structural transformation in South Africa.

Why Ghana doesn’t get the full value of its cocoa beans – and how this could change (2021)
Digital Artefact
van Huellen, S., & Abubakar, F. M. Why Ghana doesn’t get the full value of its cocoa beans – and how this could change

How commodity exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19 (2021)
Digital Artefact
van Huellen, S., & Asante-Poku, N. A. (2021). How commodity exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19

Potential for Upgrading in Financialised Agri-Food Chains: The Case of Ghanaian Cocoa (2021)
Journal Article
van Huellen, S., & Abubakar, F. M. (2021). Potential for Upgrading in Financialised Agri-Food Chains: The Case of Ghanaian Cocoa. The European Journal of Development Research, 33(2), 227-252. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-020-00351-3

We revisit functional upgrading opportunities for developing and emerging market companies in the context of highly financialised food systems. We argue that the assessment of upgrading potential within the global value chain literature lacks conside... Read More about Potential for Upgrading in Financialised Agri-Food Chains: The Case of Ghanaian Cocoa.

Commodity Exporter’s Vulnerabilities in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Ghana (2021)
Journal Article
Asante-Poku, N. A., & van Huellen, S. (2021). Commodity Exporter’s Vulnerabilities in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Ghana. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 42(1/2), 122-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2020.1857225

The measures put into place to mitigate the COVID-19 health crisis around the world have disrupted global supply chains and sent commodity prices tumbling. We argue that, while the nature of the COVID-19 crisis is unprecedented, the unfolding consequ... Read More about Commodity Exporter’s Vulnerabilities in Times of COVID-19: The Case of Ghana.