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

Abstract In 2016, the East African Community (EAC) pledged to phase out imports of used
clothing within three years. The US Trade Representative (USTR) responded by threatening …

Abstract Information-technology-enabled services (ITES) has become a sector of promise for
many low-and middle-income economies seeking to leapfrog industrialization and build …

Rwanda's economic recovery since the genocide is largely associated with the
government's effective leadership. This paper questions that narrative, highlighting that …

Less than thirty years after civil war and genocide, the government of post-conflict Rwanda
has achieved a remarkable level of state-building and economic growth. This thesis uses a …

The East African Community has begun phasing-out imports of second-hand clothing to
promote the development of the domestic garment sector. Using trade data and information …

This article examines how civil society operates to configure mobilities for development
contexts and subjects. In order to understand the politics and processes of constructing …

Rwanda is one of Africa's “rising stars”. The country's economy has seen solid rates of
economic growth since the civil conflict in the mid-1990s. Strength in investment flows has …

This study critically examines how development interventions are imagined for singular
places and subjects through a political process of product scripting that reconfigures the …

Writing this dissertation was an intellectual journey that I embarked on in November 2014
when I started working as a lecturer at the University of Koblenz-Landau. Developing …