Decades back , when leaders like Thomas Sankara rose up to make changes that emphasized a homegrown , endogenous and people-oriented approach to economic expansion , he was silenced by the forces that benefitted from Africa ’ s continued dependency . In present times , with more enlightened Africans , as well as a more liberalized information space
offered by the internet and social media , it is not envisaged that Professor Soludo will come under the same attack .
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Like Thomas Sankara , Professor Soludo ’ s avowed passion is Africa ’ s advancement and he has taken up the governance of Anambra State as a sub-field to implement his understanding of the necessary changes needed to transform Africa . His successes will surely translate to a country-wide adaptation of an inward-oriented economic expansion trajectory for Africa ’ s biggest economy and hopefully for the rest of the region in the coming years .
It Is Time to Switch on the Transformative Power of Industrial Policy
Jonathan Said
Since the 1970s many African nations have missed out on the most important economic policy of them all . Export-ori- ented industrial policy has been essential to the success of most high-income and rapidly emerging nations . Whether in the United
States , United Kingdom , Germany , Israel , Japan , China , Costa Rica , Chile , India , Morocco , Mauritius or Vietnam , this policy tool
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