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Industrialising Africa examines the prospect of industrial development on the African continent from a structural transformation perspective. The book demonstrates that industrial development in Africa remains elusive due to an incomplete decolonization of African economies. Through a detailed discussion of the current status of industrial development and the past industrialisation strategies implemented on the continent, Industrialising Africa clearly shows that sustained industrial growth will remain unattainable as long as African economies continue to operate under the colonial economic structure and logic, in which African countries have specialised in supplying raw materials to industrial centres. Industrialising Africa argues that if Africa is to have a chance to significantly grow its industrial sector, it must decentre the colonial economic logic and learn to build industrial capabilities through an aggressive industrial strategy.
List of contents
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgments - Abbreviations - Industrialising Africa: The Key Arguments - Industrialisation, Economic Growth and the Transformation of Society - Industrial Development in Africa: An Overview - Industrialisation and Development Planning in Africa - Industrial Development Strategy in National Development Plans - Industrialisation and Structural Transformation in Africa - The State and Industrialisation in Africa - Industrialisation and the Agrarian Question in Africa - Entrepreneurship and Industrialisation in Africa: Can the Cheetah Generation Deliver? - Constructing Pillars for Africa's Industrialisation in the 21st Century - Appendixes - Index.
About the author
Horman Chitonge is Associate Professor of African Studies at the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town. He has published extensively on economic growth and development in Africa, agrarian political economy, poverty, and social welfare. His recent publications include Social Welfare Policy in South Africa: From the Poor White Problem to a "Digitised Social Contract" (Peter Lang, 2018).
Summary
By discussing current industrial development and past industrialization strategies, Industrializing Africa shows that sustained industrial growth will remain elusive as long as economies operate under the colonial economic structure.
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"Industrialising Africa is an important and timely book that argues why industrialisation as one of the prime drivers of Africa's economic structural transformation is requisite. A thought-provoking book that emphasizes the complementarity of industrialisation and agriculture and the role of the state in spurring economic transformation. Industrialising Africa will stimulate a productive debate on the future of Africa. A recommended reading for policymakers and researchers." Arkebe Oqubay, Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, and author of Made in Africa
