The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy
By Fantu Cheru, Christopher Cramer and Arkebe Oqubay
Oxford University Press
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Ethiopia has been through remarkable transformations since the early 1990s, after a protracted period of war and famines. The economy has been one of the fastest growing in Africa, and indeed in the world, during the past fifteen years and the IMF has forecast continued high growth rates. The Ethiopian government has set its sights on transforming the structure of the economy, on becoming a leading manufacturing hub in Africa, and on securing middle-income country status by 2025.
The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy studies this country’s unique model of development, where the state plays a central role, and where a successful industrialization drive has challenged the long-held erroneous assumption that industrial policy will never work in poor African countries. While much of the volume is focused on post-1991 economic development policy and strategy the analysis is set against the background of the long history of Ethiopia.