Industrial Policy in the African Context
After long suffering from benign neglect if not outright contempt, industrial policy is almost fashionable again. The global financial and economic crisis known as the Great Recession has forced researchers and policy makers to confront the reality...
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ABUSE ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ARBITRAGE ASSETS BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL STOCKS CARTEL CITIZENS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COLLAPSE COLLAPSES COMMODITY MARKETS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIC TOOLS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY EXTREME POVERTY FEWER CHILDREN FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISHERIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORESTRY FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL POLICY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE HIGH RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH HIV HIV INFECTIONS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME LEVELS INDIRECT IMPACT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INFANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOBS LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LAWS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL COST MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FAILURES MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET PRICES MERGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTER MONETARY POLICY MONOPOLY NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES NEED FOR RESEARCH NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NUMBER OF PEOPLE PEACE POLICES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL LEADERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE GAINS PRIVATIZATION PROGRESS PUBLIC DISCOURSE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF GROWTH REAL INCOME REAL INTEREST RATE REAL WAGES REFRIGERATION REGULATORY POLICY RENT SEEKING RESEARCH AGENDA RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESPECT RICHER COUNTRIES SECTORAL POLICIES SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL RETURNS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES STATIC ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY SIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRANSPARENCY TRIAL UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE ADDED VICTIMS WARS |
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ABUSE ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ARBITRAGE ASSETS BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL STOCKS CARTEL CITIZENS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COLLAPSE COLLAPSES COMMODITY MARKETS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIC TOOLS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY EXTREME POVERTY FEWER CHILDREN FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISHERIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORESTRY FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL POLICY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE HIGH RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH HIV HIV INFECTIONS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME LEVELS INDIRECT IMPACT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INFANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOBS LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LAWS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL COST MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FAILURES MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET PRICES MERGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTER MONETARY POLICY MONOPOLY NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES NEED FOR RESEARCH NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NUMBER OF PEOPLE PEACE POLICES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL LEADERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE GAINS PRIVATIZATION PROGRESS PUBLIC DISCOURSE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF GROWTH REAL INCOME REAL INTEREST RATE REAL WAGES REFRIGERATION REGULATORY POLICY RENT SEEKING RESEARCH AGENDA RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESPECT RICHER COUNTRIES SECTORAL POLICIES SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL RETURNS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES STATIC ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY SIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRANSPARENCY TRIAL UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE ADDED VICTIMS WARS Stiglitz, Joseph Lin, Justin Monga, Célestin Patel, Ebrahim Industrial Policy in the African Context |
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After long suffering from benign neglect
if not outright contempt, industrial policy is almost
fashionable again. The global financial and economic crisis
known as the Great Recession has forced researchers and
policy makers to confront the reality that market forces
alone generally do not lead to (constrained)
Pareto-efficient outcomes. Many important national and
global policy objectives (equality of opportunity for all
citizens, financial stability and inclusion, environmental
protection and pollution control, etc.) are simply often not
reflected in market prices and not achieved by markets on
their own. In addition to traditional justification for
industrial policies -- dealing with externalities and
coordination issues economists and policy makers now
acknowledge the need to foster learning at the level of each
economic agent and throughout society and the ultimate
responsibility that the state must bear in that crucial
process. But converting the now widely accepted theoretical
principles of industrial policy into practical frameworks
for concrete government action is indeed a daunting task
everywhere and perhaps more so in the African context where
the institutional underpinnings of effective government are
often not as strong as one might have hoped. This essay
highlights the intellectual foundations and broad principles
of good industrial policy, outlines the contours of the
policy agenda, and fleshes out the lessons learned. It
argues that there has been substantial progress on the
understanding and acceptance of industrial policy and that
Africa could benefit enormously from it and from the
unprecedented new opportunities brought to light by a
multipolar world. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Stiglitz, Joseph Lin, Justin Monga, Célestin Patel, Ebrahim |
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Stiglitz, Joseph Lin, Justin Monga, Célestin Patel, Ebrahim |
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Stiglitz, Joseph |
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Industrial Policy in the African Context |
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Industrial Policy in the African Context |
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Industrial Policy in the African Context |
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Industrial Policy in the African Context |
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Industrial Policy in the African Context |
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industrial policy in the african context |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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okr-10986-168502021-04-23T14:03:32Z Industrial Policy in the African Context Stiglitz, Joseph Lin, Justin Monga, Célestin Patel, Ebrahim ABUSE ACCOUNTABILITY ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ARBITRAGE ASSETS BASIC EDUCATION CAPITAL STOCKS CARTEL CITIZENS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COLLAPSE COLLAPSES COMMODITY MARKETS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION POLICY CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIC TOOLS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY EXTREME POVERTY FEWER CHILDREN FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISHERIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORESTRY FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL POLICY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWTH RATE HIGH RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH HIV HIV INFECTIONS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME LEVELS INDIRECT IMPACT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALIZATION INFANT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOBS LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LAWS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL COST MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FAILURES MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET PRICES MERGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTER MONETARY POLICY MONOPOLY NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES NEED FOR RESEARCH NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NUMBER OF PEOPLE PEACE POLICES POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL LEADERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE GAINS PRIVATIZATION PROGRESS PUBLIC DISCOURSE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF GROWTH REAL INCOME REAL INTEREST RATE REAL WAGES REFRIGERATION REGULATORY POLICY RENT SEEKING RESEARCH AGENDA RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESPECT RICHER COUNTRIES SECTORAL POLICIES SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL RETURNS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES STATIC ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY SIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRANSPARENCY TRIAL UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE ADDED VICTIMS WARS After long suffering from benign neglect if not outright contempt, industrial policy is almost fashionable again. The global financial and economic crisis known as the Great Recession has forced researchers and policy makers to confront the reality that market forces alone generally do not lead to (constrained) Pareto-efficient outcomes. Many important national and global policy objectives (equality of opportunity for all citizens, financial stability and inclusion, environmental protection and pollution control, etc.) are simply often not reflected in market prices and not achieved by markets on their own. In addition to traditional justification for industrial policies -- dealing with externalities and coordination issues economists and policy makers now acknowledge the need to foster learning at the level of each economic agent and throughout society and the ultimate responsibility that the state must bear in that crucial process. But converting the now widely accepted theoretical principles of industrial policy into practical frameworks for concrete government action is indeed a daunting task everywhere and perhaps more so in the African context where the institutional underpinnings of effective government are often not as strong as one might have hoped. This essay highlights the intellectual foundations and broad principles of good industrial policy, outlines the contours of the policy agenda, and fleshes out the lessons learned. It argues that there has been substantial progress on the understanding and acceptance of industrial policy and that Africa could benefit enormously from it and from the unprecedented new opportunities brought to light by a multipolar world. 2014-02-04T16:15:07Z 2014-02-04T16:15:07Z 2013-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18338614/industrial-policy-african-context http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16850 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6633 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Africa |