Learning to compete (L2C) – accelerating industrial development in Africa

Learning to Compete seeks to answer a seemingly simple but puzzling question: why is there so little industry in Africa?

Industry—including modern services and agro-industry—is often the key to job creation, poverty reduction, and growth. Most Asian economies began their industrialization processes with initial conditions quite similar to many African countries today, yet, while Asia had explosive industrial growth, Africa’s shares of global manufacturing value added and exports have fallen. To sustain growth Africa must learn to compete in global markets.

 

Team

Focal point: Finn Tarp, John Page

Assistant: Lisa Winkler

Communications: Annett Victorero

 

In collaboration with

Brookings

African Development Bank

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    Learning to Compete (L2C): Accelerating Industrial Development in Africa

    Learning to compete (L2C) is collaborative research project between UNU-WIDER, the African Development Bank, and the Brookings Institution. The project aims to answer the question: why is there so little industry in Africa? Industry—including modern services and agro-industry—is often the key to job creation, poverty reduction, and growth. In order to sustain economic growth African industries need to learn to compete in global markets. L2C sets out to provide better answers to a number of policy questions relevant to African industries achieving this competitiveness.

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