Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-3-2018
Publication Title
Third World Quarterly
Volume
39
Issue
6
First Page
1056
Keywords
Developmental state, industrial policy, Nigeria, structural transformation, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania
Last Page
1076
Abstract
This paper examines theoretical and methodological issues in the study of African developmental states. We argue that applying this concept beyond East Asia must take into account changes in the global economic context–in particular systemic tendencies towards deficient consumer demand–to uncover the conditions under which demand for commodity production remains or becomes expansionary. We further argue for a mixed methods case study approach to structural transformation, blending quantitative and qualitative evidence at multiple levels of analysis. The examples of concrete manufacturing and oil and gas in Nigeria and Tanzania illustrate our approach to researching state-led development in Africa.
DOI
10.1080/01436597.2017.1368382
ISSN
01436597
E-ISSN
13602241
Recommended Citation
Ovadia, Jesse Salah and Wolf, Christina. (2018). Studying the developmental state: theory and method in research on industrial policy and state-led development in Africa. Third World Quarterly, 39 (6), 1056-1076.
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