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Africa’s turn to industrialize? Shifting global value chains, industrial policy and African development
No full textOn 3 May the department of International Development held a one day conference on Industrialisation in Africa. LSE Fellow Pritish Behuria reviews the day’s events
The cautious return of import substitution in Africa
No full textAs import substitution becomes fashionable again in some African countries, LSE’s Pritish Behuria analyses how successfully this policy can be implemented given the evolving aid and investment landscape
The youth in Africa: Opportunities, resistance and transformation
No full textPritish Behuria writes a report on The Youth in Africa workshop hosted by the LSE Department of International Development on 15 May, 2017
What next after the Delhi Declaration? The challenges and opportunities of harnessing India-Africa relations
No full textAs the India Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to usher in a new era of Africa-India relations, LSE’s Pritish Behuria analyses his approach
The challenge of thinking and working politically to reform public services
No full textIn this post LSE Research Fellow Dr Pritish Behuria reviews the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Global Centre for Public Service Excellence 3-day Conference, that was held in Singapore last month (April 2016
The tentative developmental state in Rwanda: from anti-manufacturing to recapturing the domestic market
No full textIn this post, Dr Pritish Behuria highlights the reintroduction of import substitution in Rwanda under the moniker – recapturing the domestic market. He argues that this signals the tentative emergence of Rwanda’s developmental state, which has previously paid little attention to its domestic manufacturing sector
Aspiring to new heights with no ladder: the barriers to technology acquisition in India’s solar energy sector
No full textIn order to meet its ambitious solar targets India has sought to boost local production of solar cells. However, Pritish Behuria highlights how it has come up against problems, as America, the WTO and others have restricted the country’s ability to develop its domestic manufacturing capabilities. He writes that if solar cell production is to survive in India, much more government action will need to be taken
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