15:30 - 17:00
The Economics of Export Diversification in Africa in the 21st Century
Room: Poynting – Lecture Theatre S02
Stream: The Political Economy of Development in Africa: The Politics of Economic and Social Transformation
Chair/s:
Nicolai Schulz
15:30 - 15:45
We-A49 Politics of Transformation 2-P-001
Polycentric public-private governance of global production networks: implications for decent work in South African fruit
Matthew Alford1, Stephanie Barrientos1, Margareet Visser2
1University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
15:45 - 16:00
We-A49 Politics of Transformation 2-P-002
The apparel export industry in Ethiopia: successes and failures of industrial policy to promote local firms
Lindsay Whitfield
Roskilde University, Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark
16:00 - 16:15
We-A49 Politics of Transformation 2-P-003
The Winners and Winners of Globalisation, but who's winning more? A case study from the Construction Industry in Accra, Ghana
Serena Masino1, Mavis Akuffobea2
1University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, 2STEPRI, Accra, Ghana