This article brings a political economy perspective to the field of Data for Development
(D4D). It highlights the fact that many projects involve extracting data from African‐based …

This article presents a new analytical framework for studying cities in the developing world
based on the 'political settlements' approach. This has a dual purpose: to enrich comparative …

Of the African states experiencing sustained growth and poverty reduction in recent
decades, Rwanda and Ethiopia stand out due to the scope of their development visions and …

Abstract The Global Value Chains/Global Production Networks (GVC/GPNs) literatures have
become the predominant international political economy frameworks to understand the …

A key characteristic of East Asian 'developmental states' was a strategic focus on
manufacturing, but developing countries today face more complex decisions about whether …

Despite the rise of global technocratic ideals of city-making, cities around the world are not
merging into indistinguishable duplicates of one another. In fact, as the world urbanizes …

The Rwandan government—widely lauded for its political commitment to development—has
refocused its efforts on reviving growth in the manufacturing sector. This article examines …

Since the fall of the Derg regime in 1991, Ethiopia has undergone a remarkable economic
transformation. Shunning liberal policy advice yet avoiding the pathologies of …

Recent statistics indicate that poverty in Rwanda decreased impressively between 2006 and
2014. This seems to confirm Rwanda's developmental progress. This article however argues …

International observers have lauded Rwanda as an example of an African country taking
control of its own development trajectory, and as a market-friendly destination for investment …