Reconfiguring Industrial Policy: A Framework with an Application to South Africa

Authors

Ricardo HausmannFollow
Dani Rodrik, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)Follow
Charles F. Sabel, Columbia Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Working Paper

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

The main purpose of industrial policy is to speed up the process of structural change towards higher productivity activities. This paper builds on our earlier writings to present an overall design for the conduct of industrial policy in a low- to middle-income country. It is stimulated by the specific problems faced by South Africa and by our discussions with business and government officials in that country. We present specific recommendations for the South African government in the penultimate section of the paper.

Disciplines

Environmental Law | International Law | International Trade Law | Law | Law and Economics

Recommended Citation

Ricardo Hausmann, Dani Rodrik & Charles F. Sabel, Reconfiguring Industrial Policy: A Framework with an Application to South Africa, Harvard University Center for International Development Working Paper No. 168; Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Research Working Paper No. RWP08-031 (2007).
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