Behuria, P. and Goodfellow, T. orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-5292 (2019) Leapfrogging manufacturing? Rwanda's attempt to build a services-led 'developmental state'. European Journal of Development Research, 31 (3). pp. 581-603. 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: | © The Author(s) 2019. Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made |
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: | 10 May 2024 15:49 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-018-0169-9 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41287-018-0169-9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:136207 |