The political settlement and 바카라 사이트˜deals environment바카라 사이트™ in Rwanda: Unpacking two decades of economic growth
This paper explores the political economy of growth during 2 decades of economic expansion under the Rwandan Patriotic Front
Abstract
This paper explores the political economy of growth in Rwanda during two decades of economic expansion under the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). It builds on recent work emphasising the importance of party-owned enterprises in sustaining this progress, but goes further by analysing state-business dynamics in four key sectors of the economy: coffee, mining, construction and financial services. For each sector, the evolution of the 바카라 사이트˜deals environment바카라 사이트™ (Pritchett and Werker 2012) is detailed and the differential degrees of growth, liberalisation and foreign competition are explained. This detailed sectoral analysis enables us to develop a deeper understanding of how political concerns have affected Rwanda바카라 사이트™s economic growth trajectory. The paper argues that while the Pritchett-Werker framework is a helpful starting point, the 바카라 사이트˜deals environment바카라 사이트™ in Rwanda has not progressed along a linear trajectory from 바카라 사이트˜closed disordered바카라 사이트™ to 바카라 사이트˜open ordered바카라 사이트™ deals as posited in the model. Instead, the maintenance of growth has involved the cultivation of carefully protected pockets of 바카라 사이트˜closed바카라 사이트™ deals in strategic nodes of different sectors. Moreover, the combination of rapid economic liberalisation with politically motivated 바카라 사이트˜closed바카라 사이트™ deals has led to a degree of continued (or renewed) disorder in some sectors, which may yet threaten growth in the long term.
Citation
Behuria, P.; Goodfellow, T. The political settlement and 바카라 사이트˜deals environment바카라 사이트™ in Rwanda: Unpacking two decades of economic growth. Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID), University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (2016) 41 pp. ISBN 978-1-908749-58-1 [ESID Working Paper No. 57]
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