The next frontier for African industrial policy
An overview of the imminent challenges in African industrial policy and the proposed strategies for progress.
An overview of the imminent challenges in African industrial policy and the proposed strategies for progress.
Demand-led industrial strategies can be highly effective, but need to be carefully designed and implemented to avoid possible pitfalls.
Global trade has proved to be less vulnerable than many initially feared and may help drive the recovery.
Differences between data sources make it challenging to identify the leaders and laggards in the adoption of industrial robots.
Big data can help detecting high-potential export products to support diversification.
Innovation can provide swift remedies to the COVID-19 linked recession. Policy should contain incentives to innovate in the long-term.
The recovery of supply chains can be supported through trade policies and firm-specific initiatives.
COVID-19 struck at the core of GVC hub regions, with severe implications for international production networks.