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Fourth Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa
Virtual Conference with in-person Sattelites
Start time:
June 11, 2024 - June 12, 2024
EDT
Location:
ONLINE, Johannesburg
Type:
Other
Local Partners
DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI-ID)
Description
Fourth Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa
Industrialisation and industrial development continues to be at the forefront of the development agenda of many African countries. With the ratification and implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trade, regional integration and regional industrialisation are likely to become even more important in policy considerations.
The DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI-ID) and the Young Scholars Initiative brought together young scholars for the Fourth Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa. The contributed to scholarship on structural change and industrial development and policy in Africa, specifically among young scholars. Especially research that takes a pluralist perspective was encouraged.
Senior international scholars served as discussants to provide feedback on presented papers. The conference was be held virtually, with the option of congregated physical attendance at satellite venues, where attendants can participate in the conference as a group in a single venue.
Themes included
- Structural change in Africa
- Industrial development, industrialisation, sector studies, and deindustrialisation in Africa
- The political economy of industrial policy in Africa
- Trade and industrial development in Africa
- The innovation, technological upgrading, and the 4IR in Africa
- Green industrialisation and green industrial policy in Africa
- Gendered aspects of industrial development and policy in Africa
- Labour market or distributional aspects of industrial development in Africa
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