Gaaitzen de Vries

  • Associate Professor, University of Groningen, Senior Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
Textile workers at the Fine Spinners clothing factory in Uganda. Jon Rosenthal/Alamy

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s – it bodes well for the years ahead

Industrialisation was key to long-term economic growth in the west and Asia. After years of going in the wrong direction, new research suggests that many African countries have seen a turnaround.

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