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State-led Economic Transformation in Rwanda 2000-2019: An Evaluation of the Role of Policy in Coffee-processing, Tourism, Food Crops, and Manufacturing (2023)
Thesis
Heinen, S. State-led Economic Transformation in Rwanda 2000-2019: An Evaluation of the Role of Policy in Coffee-processing, Tourism, Food Crops, and Manufacturing. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Less than thirty years after civil war and genocide, the government of post-conflict Rwanda has achieved a remarkable level of state-building and economic growth. This thesis uses a political settlements framework to make sense of the country’s recen... Read More about State-led Economic Transformation in Rwanda 2000-2019: An Evaluation of the Role of Policy in Coffee-processing, Tourism, Food Crops, and Manufacturing.

Industrialisation through regionalism? Policy space, industrial policy and upgrading in the textiles and apparel value chains of the East African Community (2022)
Thesis
Boys, J. Industrialisation through regionalism? Policy space, industrial policy and upgrading in the textiles and apparel value chains of the East African Community. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Regional integration is increasingly viewed by policymakers as a key driver of industrial development, yet there is a lack of academic research on the key channels by which this is supposed to occur. This gap is addressed through examining firstly th... Read More about Industrialisation through regionalism? Policy space, industrial policy and upgrading in the textiles and apparel value chains of the East African Community.

Towards a New Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., Mondliwa, P., Roberts, S., & Tregenna, F. (2021). Towards a New Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation. 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 Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (337-362). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0015

The South African case provides important insights into the challenges facing middle-income countries as they attempt to build productive capabilities to drive their structural transformation. Despite South Africa having opened up and integrated with... Read More about Towards a New Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation.

Global Value Chains, ‘In-Out-In’ Industrialization, and the Global Patterns of Sectoral Value Addition (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., Torreggiani, S., & Lee, K. (2021). Global Value Chains, ‘In-Out-In’ Industrialization, and the Global Patterns of Sectoral Value Addition. 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 Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (286-311). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0013

Since the emergence and diffusion of regional and global value chains, production-chain development has always played a key role in shaping countries’ structural transformation. Over the years, the geographical breadth, length, and depth of these cha... Read More about Global Value Chains, ‘In-Out-In’ Industrialization, and the Global Patterns of Sectoral Value Addition.

Digitalization, Industrialization, and Skills Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Middle-Income Countries (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., Barnes, J., Black, A., & Sturgeon, T. (2021). Digitalization, Industrialization, and Skills Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Middle-Income Countries. 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 Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (261-285). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0012

The world economy is undergoing a period of structural and technological transformation, driven by the increasing digitalization of economic and social life. Digitalization is being experienced differentially across the globe, reflecting the differen... Read More about Digitalization, Industrialization, and Skills Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Middle-Income Countries.

The Middle-Income Trap and Premature Deindustrialization in South Africa (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., & Tregenna, F. (2021). The Middle-Income Trap and Premature Deindustrialization 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 Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0011

South Africa has been experiencing premature deindustrialization and poor growth over an extended period of time. Premature deindustrialization is among the key factors locking many middle-income countries in a trap of stagnant growth and thwarting t... Read More about The Middle-Income Trap and Premature Deindustrialization in South Africa.

Metals, Machinery, and Mining Equipment Industries in South Africa: The Relationship between Power, Governance, and Technological Capabilities (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., Kaziboni, L., & Roberts, S. (2021). Metals, Machinery, and Mining Equipment Industries in South Africa: The Relationship between Power, Governance, and Technological Capabilities. 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 Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (53-77). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0003

The metals, machinery, and mining equipment industries have been at the heart of South Africa’s industrial ecosystem. Their central position is associated with the long-term importance of mining, with which there are extensive demand- and supply-side... Read More about Metals, Machinery, and Mining Equipment Industries in South Africa: The Relationship between Power, Governance, and Technological Capabilities.

Framing structural transformation in South Africa and beyond (2021)
Book Chapter
Andreoni, A., Mondliwa, P., Roberts, S., & Tregenna, F. (2021). Framing structural transformation in South Africa and beyond. 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 Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (1-27). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.003.0001

Structural transformation is a complex, long-term historical process entailing both structural change in the sectoral composition of an economy, as well as broader societal changes in the productive organizations, institutions, and political economy... Read More about Framing structural transformation in South Africa and beyond.

Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country (2021)
Book
Andreoni, A., Mondliwa, P., Roberts, S., & Tregenna, F. (Eds.). (2021). Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192894311.001.0001

Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenge... Read More about Structural Transformation in South Africa: The Challenges of Inclusive Industrial Development in a Middle-Income Country.

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.