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A Natural Experiment of Industrial Policy: Floriculture and the Metal and Engineering Industries in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia represents an excellent case study of recent industrial policy experimentation in Africa. The country is well known for its successful promotion of the cut-flower industry through business-government co-ordination. What is less known is that at nearly the same time it was also using co-ordination to promote the metal and engineering industry with little success. This study provides comparative analysis of the policy process and outcomes of the interventions in these two industries.

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  • Mulu Gebreeyesus, 2014. "A Natural Experiment of Industrial Policy: Floriculture and the Metal and Engineering Industries in Ethiopia," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-163, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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