Fikadu asfaw and associates law office falo on 11 apr 2011 related to trade policy and regulations in ethiopia. Industrial policy in ethiopia pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Industrial policy and late industrialization in ethiopia,working paper series n. As shown in table 1, domestic investment in ethiopia has increased rapidly since the. Establishing linkage between policy dialogue and japans industrial projects in ethiopia.
Innovative institutions, effective processes and flexible mechanisms by the economic commission for africa, please contact. This article is published in collaboration with project syndicate. Chinese fdi in ethiopia a world bank survey november 2012 africa region the world bank. One of the key elements is the need to expand the industrial sector, which provides opportunities for employment generation. This report assesses industrial policy in ethiopia. Evolution and current performance mulu gebreeyesus unumerit, maastricht. By 2050, africa is expected to be home to more than two billion people. Ethiopias economy is growing so rapidly it may soon replace kenya as the largest economic power in the region. Ethiopia, structural transformation, industrialization, industrial policy, policy learning, activist state, linkage effects, industrial parks 1 dr. However, the banking, telecommunication and transportation sectors of the economy are dominated by governmentowned companies. The national employment policy and strategy n eps of ethiopia is prepared in response to the need for such a framework to guide interventions aimed at improving employment and its poverty outcomes in the country. I hope people from policy making institutions may enlighten us on the nature and negativepositive effects of this policy orientation in the allocation of investment in ethiopia. First, it is one of the few african countries that have formulated and implemented a fullfledged industrial development strategy ids since the early 2000s when industrial policy had been a taboo in the international policy forums.
African industrial policy in an era of expanding global value chains. Table1summarises the structure of the industrial policy of a selection of eight ssa countries as described bymarti and ssenkubuge 2009. It is also tried to include other industrial classified sectors in the document other than the manufacturing industries. Abstract this study answers the question of which of the four economic integration areas, that is, trade, security, roadways, and energy, can help both ethiopia and kenya to speed up their integration more effectively. Given that there is a single industrial strategy, why do its outcomes vary across sectors. After years of an active industrial policy, ethiopia. The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the ethiopian development research institute edri. Industrial policy and late industrialisation in ethiopia. Policy dialogue with ethiopia transferring mindset and methodology of east asian policy making through concrete issues and projects dynamic capacity development. Made in africa industrial policy in ethiopia arkebe oqubay. Promoting industrial policy dialogue in the rest of africa if successful.
Productive capacity and economic growth in ethiopia. An overview the impulse for an industrial policy in ethiopia comes from the need to attain a high growth rate of exports. Arkebe oqubay this study presents the findings of original field research into the design, practice, and varied outcomes of industrial policy in three sectors in ethiopia. Ethiopias laudable pace towards industrialization has been commended by several internationally renowned scholars and institutions. The effectiveness of industrial policy in developing. To order copies of dynamic industrial policy in africa. It is part of a research project on industrial policy in low and lowermiddleincome countries covering nine states in subsaharan africa, the mena region and southeast asia. African countries are in the process of upgrading and promoting the development of higherproductivity sectors, including manufacturing and highend services. Arkebe oqubay, who has had a front row seat in the development of the policies that. It explores how and why the outcomes of industrial policy are shaped by particular factors in these industries. It also examines industrial structures and associated global value. Industrial policy of ethiopia oxford university press, 2015.
Tomas hajek ethiopian industry, including both mining and manufacturing, constitutes approximately 12 percent of the gdp, while providing employment for 8 percent of the countrys labor force 1998 est. The economy of ethiopia is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector. It provides firsthand insights with academic rigor about how ethiopia kicked. It discusses and then models the potential impact of the fourth industrial revolution, with a time horizon to 2040. Ethiopia is highly endowed with li vestock resources. The industrial policy of ethiopia should move away from. Saharan africa, the mena region and southeast asia. Uneven development in an importsubstitution industry 105 5. Industrial policy in ethiopia is part critique and part manifesto. Investment promotion the current focus of industrial agencies and policies is primarily to attract new investment into their industrial zones. This national employment policy and strategy document is. Economic growth, development and poverty in ethiopia. Because of this, the continent will only be able to grow fast enough to improve livelihoods by moving labour much more rapidly into more productive sectors, in particular manufacturing. It explores how and why the outcomes of industrial policy are shaped by.
The main purpose of this article is to present the economic growth, development and poverty in ethiopia between 1995 and 2010 or let me call it africas decade. I ndustrial policy used to be a fourletter word at the world bank, observed joseph stiglitz, the nobel economics laureate, in a recent conference on industrial policy in africa that i attended. Between 1950 and 1960, the imperial government of ethiopia enacted legislation and implemented a new policy to encourage foreign investment in the ethiopian economy. It describes ethiopias spectacular leaps on multiple development fronts and is written by dr. Africas leaders, with robust support from the international community, must use them. A brief list of all types of business related taxes in ethiopia. Despite strong economic growth over the past decade, ethiopia remains an industrial laggard. But a large number of people in the country still live in poverty and many. Made in africa, industrial policy in ethiopia is an incredibly insightful book that takes the reader behind ethiopias successful economic performance. First, aggregate disparities in income per capita are largely driven by differences.
The ethiopian government has demonstrated impressive dedication and ability to cre. Ethiopia, industrial policy, floriculture, political economy, government capacity, markets. Industrial policy in ethiopia by arkebe oqubay oxford university press. Whilst we focus on ethiopia, the policy we study is similar in form to those implemented in several other countries in subsaharan africa ssa. Cooperation and networking with other projects, donors, and academic institutions. Promoting industrial policy dialogue in the rest of africa if ethiopian dialogue is successful. One thing that has made the industrial policy debate particularly contentious is. Industrial development policy of ethiopia wikipedia. This book presents the findings of original field research into the design, practice, and varied outcomes of industrial policy in three sectors in ethiopia, covering exportoriented and importsubstitution industries. The government of ethiopia is in the process of privatizing many of the stateowned businesses and moving toward a market economy. Two circumstances allowed dbe to support the flower sector. The three sectors are cement, leather and leather products, and floriculture. Arkebe oqubay is a minister and special advisor to the prime minister of ethiopia, dr. This book presents the findings of original field research into the design, practice, and.
Kilinto industrial zone ministry of industry, addis ababa, ethiopia april 2015 page i the federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of industry resettlement action plan kilinto industrial zone competitiveness and job creation project april 2015. Industrial policy and flower exports in ethiopia authors. Industrial policy and development in ethiopia brookings institution. Accelerating industrial development in africa conference organized by unuwider. How can africa achieve sustainable industrial development. Since 1991, privatization of ethiopias industry has been a major objective of the government. It is part of a research project on in dustrial policy in low and lowermiddleincome countries covering nine states in subsaharan africa, the mena region and southeast asia.
Industrial policy of ethiopia and rodriks industrial policy argument a comparative analysis research pdf available may 2015 with 3,949 reads how we measure reads. Africa needs an active industrial policy to sustain its. All new economics book releases posted on their publication day made in africa. In turn, high growth rate of exports is required, in the first instance, to remove the threat of balanceofpayment constraint on gdp growth. It hypothesizes that trade and security accelerate integration more than roadways and energy. Industrial facilities are concentrated around addis ababa, depend heavily on agricultural inputs, and primarily serve the domestic market. Considering the private sector as an engine of the industrial development strategy ethiopia has now followed the path of the free market economy system, in. His excellency dr arkebe oqubay senior minister and. Made in africa presents the findings of original field research into the design, practice, and varied outcomes of industrial policy in the cement, leather and leather products, and floriculture sectors in ethiopia.
Africas low level of industrial development and product diversification is reflected in an analysis of the international trade of ssa countries by industrial products. This report pdf assesses industrial policy in ethiopia. Industrial policy and late industrialisation in ethiopia african. If youre looking for a free download links of made in africa. The tools that the continent needs to achieve inclusive and sustainable industrial development are available. National employment policy and strategy of ethiopia. Creating pilot projects which should be scaled up by ethiopian effort. Productive capacity and economic growth in ethiopia 1 introduction ethiopia is one of the largest least developed countries ldcs in subsaharan africa, with a popula. Transformative industrial policy for africa united. Recent research has highlighted two important facts about the development process. Ethiopias industrial policies and performance 60 4. This new policy provided investor benefits in the form of tax exemptions, remittances of foreign exchange, import and export duty relief, tax exemptions on dividends, and the provision of financing through the ethiopian investment. First, funds could be made available from t he excess cash held by the commercial bank of ethiopia cbe, another state owned bank.
The case for industrial policy and its applicationin the. Ethiopia industry, information about industry in ethiopia. The latter, particularly if implemented widely across nations, is the most direct pathway to sustainable industrial development. Made in africa presents the findings of original field research into the design, practice, and varied outcomes of industrial policy in the cement, leather and leather. To raise a debate, i argue that exportoriented industrialization policy, if followed by eprdf, is not relevant for current stage of industrial development in ethiopia.