Behuria, P. and Goodfellow, T. orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-5292 (2018) Leapfrogging manufacturing? Rwanda's attempt to build a services-led 'developmental state'. European Journal of Development Research. ISSN 0957-8811
Abstract
A key characteristic of East Asian ‘developmental states’ was a strategic focus on manufacturing, but developing countries today face more complex decisions about whether to prioritise manufacturing or attempt to ‘leapfrog’ straight to services. Rwanda is a striking example of a country that both resembles a developmental state and employs a service-led strategy. We argue that, unlike the Asian developmental states, Rwanda is not experiencing an integrated process of transformation that ties human development together with economic growth. Instead, there are two parallel trajectories within the services sector: a growth story linked to investment in ‘modern’ services (such as tourism, finance and real estate), and a human development story linked to ‘basic’ services such as health and education, with limited linkages between the two. This mismatch between growth sectors and the labour force raises questions about the sustainability of services-led approaches and their ability to emulate the East Asian experience.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in European Journal of Development Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Developmental state; Services; Rwanda; MICE; FIRE; Tourism |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2018 09:16 |
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2019 00:39 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-018-0169-9 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-018-0169-9 |