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Emelie Rohne Till. Photo

Emelie Rohne Till

Researcher

Emelie Rohne Till. Photo

Is this time different? : Social capability and catch-up growth in Ethiopia, 1950–2020

Author

  • Emelie Rohne Till

Summary, in English

This paper explores whether Ethiopia's rapid economic growth is transformative enough for the country to eventually catch up with high-income countries. It does so by exploring the change and continuity of four elements of social capability from 1950 to 2020: structural transformation, economic inclusion and the state's autonomy and accountability. It finds that Ethiopia's social capability modestly strengthened until the mid-1970s, then weakened until the early 2000s, and has since strengthened again. However, the level of inclusion has been persistently low. In conclusion, although there are grounds for optimism, limited economic inclusion is a key concern for future catch-up growth.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History
  • Economic development of the Global South

Publishing year

2022-02-16

Language

English

Pages

1259-1281

Publication/Series

Journal of International Development

Volume

34

Issue

7

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • Convergence
  • Economic Development
  • Ethiopia
  • Social capability
  • sub-Saharan Africa

Status

Published

Project

  • Resilience to economic shrinking: A social capability approach to processes of catching up in the developing world since the 1950s

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1099-1328