Data and digital platforms have simultaneously upended entrenched positions in some
industries, opening-up greater and disruptive competition, while driving overall higher levels …

Given that structural transformation plays an important role in countries' growth efforts,
various reforms are required in many different areas to produce more technologically …

Green transition is a 'wicked'problem in that it is complex, systemic, interconnected, and
urgent. In this paper we advance a 'mission-oriented'approach to reconceptualize energy …

Background The steel industry in South Africa suffered significantly when imported steel took
over the market and collapsed big players in the industry in the last decade. The industry …

Using firm-level tax administrative data from 2010 to 2017, we study the extent to which
Chinese import penetration has affected the growth performances of manufacturing firms …

International trade in the 21st century operates through global value chains (GVCs). There is
a growing literature on how the emergence of GVCs has changed the playing field for catch …

Power asymmetries in the governance of value chains mean that inequalities in access to
resources and share of value added are skewed against smaller players. Policies enforcing …

The aim of this article is to analyze how the concept of circular economy and especially the
business model of industrial symbiosis can contribute to sustainable development in …

Abstract This paper evaluates South African manufacturing performance over 25 years. It
reports the evolution of five basic variables: employment, mark-ups, exports, domestic sales …

At the turn of the 21st century, development research witnessed the consolidation of a socio-
economic transformation paradigm centred around individual agency (and freedoms) and …