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The eastern industrial zone in Ethiopia : catalyst for development?

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Date
01/2018
Author
Giannecchini, Philip
Taylor, Ian
Keywords
China
Ethiopia
Special economic zones
Evolutionary economic geography
Clusters
JZ International relations
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
G Geography (General)
HB Economic Theory
T-NDAS
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Abstract
In 2000, China agreed to share with African countries its experience in the field of investment promotion relating to the establishment and management of special economic zones. The Eastern Industry Zone was subsequently established. Of the various zones being built in Africa, Ethiopia's perhaps represents one of the biggest challenges to both the Chinese developers and the host government alike. Utilising insights from evolutionary economic geography and the work of Albert Hirschman, this article seeks to analyse the progress thus far in the Ethiopian SEZ. Spatially discrete, unfocused in terms of clustering and with few linkages to the wider economy, what impact, if any, the development of this zone will have on Ethiopia's structural transformation is discussed. The implications for Ethiopia's wider investment in industrial parks as part of its developmental state project is also drawn out.
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Giannecchini , P & Taylor , I 2018 , ' The eastern industrial zone in Ethiopia : catalyst for development? ' , Geoforum , vol. 88 , pp. 28-35 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.11.003
Publication
Geoforum
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.11.003
ISSN
0016-7185
Type
Journal article
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.11.003
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18971

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