SARDC Regional Economic Development Institute(REDI)
Prospects for Industrial Transformation in SADC: Towards a Regional Strategy and Roadmap
- Harare Southern African Research and Documentation Centre 2015
- 64p.
This book is a culmination of the SADC 34th summit which mandated the creation of a tool for implementation and awareness of the need for a new Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap. Approved by an Extra-Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held in Harare, Zimbabwe in April 2015, the strategy and roadmap was hoped to assist SADC to accelerate its pace of industrialization. The analysis focuses on five sectors that provide quick wins for the SADC region as it embarks on the journey towards industrialization. These are Agriculture; Manufacturing; Mining; Micro to Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and Financial Mechanisms. It also takes a critical look at the important nexus between Industrialization and Trade. The report includes recommendations on the way forward. The findings and recommendations are based largely on the analysis of Secondary data, collected mostly from National Governments, SADC Secretariat, and African Union (AU) as well as publications from international organisations. The paper is divided into sections that cover the sectors prioritised as providing a better understanding of the dynamics of economic structural transformation, and industrialization. Sectoral Dimensions to Industrialization in SADC, Industrialization and Trade Nexus, Institutional Support and Financing Mechanisms to Support Industrialization, Mapping an Indicative SADC Industrialization Roadmap.
