Creating employment and fighting corruption are two of the subjects discussed in the wide ranging discussion.
Coal operations at one of South Africa’s coal-fired power plants. Industrial policy needs to envisage less reliance on carbon.
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Julius Gatune, Maastricht School of Management et Deon Cloete, South African Institute of International Affairs
The scenarios provide plausible and possible alternatives for futures of industrialisation. They also alert decision makers to desired and undesired development pathways.
Nigeria is intent on increasing local manufacturing.
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Industrialisation was key to long-term economic growth in the west and Asia. After years of going in the wrong direction, new research suggests that many African countries have seen a turnaround.
Nobel Prize Laureates in Economic Sciences Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee.
Epa/Jonas Ekstromer
Most African cities are expensive, informal and non-industrial. This has produced unique socioeconomic and environmental risks that must be carefully considered in policy development.
Interactive map of global carbon emissions from 1750 to 2010.
Aurelien Saussay
An interactive map of global carbon-dioxide emissions, from 1750 to 2010, provides a better understanding of the roles of different countries in the ongoing climate crisis.
Research Fellow at Centre for Sustainability Transitions at Stellenbosch University and Head SAIIA Futures Programme, South African Institute of International Affairs