Industrialisation and Workforce Development in Africa: Policy Dynamics, Firms, and Industrial Ecosystems...

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Nigisty Gebrechristos

Industrialisation and Workforce Development in Africa

Policy Dynamics, Firms, and Industrial Ecosystems

Nigisty Gebrechristos

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Palgrave Macmillan
08 April 2025

Economics of industrial organisation; Labour economics; Development economics

Series: Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics

This book explores the dynamics and challenges of building an industrial workforce and industrialisation in Africa. It highlights the potential for economic growth within the manufacturing sector and how industrialisation can provide employment, build industrial workforce and facilitate labour market opportunities. Government policies and the role of local and regional governments are analysed to examine why certain industrial parks perform better than others. With particular details drawn from Ethiopia’s apparel and textile industry, the historical relationship between capitalist development and the labour force is explored to show tensions between maximising profits and ensuring labour rights and better wages. Building an industrial workforce necessitates effective government policies, firm strategies, industrial ecosystems, and productive dialogue and collective learning between government and firms.

By: Nigisty Gebrechristos
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2025 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031760549
ISBN 10: 3031760549
Series: Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 08 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Nigisty Gebrechristos is a Research Associate at the Centre of African Studies, SOAS University of London, and the University of Johannesburg.