In our recent review article, we have conducted a thematic synthesis of China’s rural industrialization through the Township and Village Enterprises (TVEs) and generated context-specific lessons that can inform Ethiopia’s rural industrialization. The paper focuses on developing an alternative framework responding to “what” can be drawn and “how” it can be adapted to make the Ethiopian rural economy function properly.
The review work identified the three major driving forces behind China’s growth miracle through in-depth analysis and synthesis. These were policy drivers, entrepreneurial drivers, and sociocultural drivers. The finding showed that the driving forces were successfully held together with formal and informal institutions to form a rural industrialization framework (RIF). The constructed RIF provides a holistic perspective on the rural industrialization process and can be used in promoting the planning and implementation process of rural industrialization in Ethiopia. We also believe that such a holistic approach can be helpful to other developing countries as well.
More details can be found hereunder:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2022.100088
Any opinion or suggestion on the framework, i.e., the RIF, we developed?
Can the Rural Industrialization Framework (RIF) we developed for Ethiopia could also be helpful for other developing countries in promoting the planning and implementation process of rural industrialization?
Yes, RIF can work under other conditions, if a careful adaptation and adoption process is part of the project management. I do especially think of a distinct and dominant ‚economic mentality’ in a country, which creates huge differences for economic action, with respect to management styles.
Emotional and cognitive states of mind in local and national communities do matter.
Theodor Geiger was early to detect this socio-economic fact.
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_861-1
I do agree that these three drivers can be applicable to other developing countries to some extent because the main important thing is that Politics which is ruling those developing countries have tremendous impact of functioning the Rural Industrialization Framework successfully.
Mostly the developing are generally looking for the development in terms of mobilization of different resources. So the Rural Industrialization is stakeholders friendly at the gross root level profession to sustain the livelihoods of many rural people.
Financial sources is the major constraints in most of the developing countries but the Government Policy matters to decide to promote the Rural Industrialization in the rural areas because huge mass if the unemployed rural youth in these developing countries.
There must be a Green Invitation to involve the graduates who are really innovative could be encouraged their skills, knowledge and experience etc.
Above all, the conducive environment to mobilize the human, financial and material resources to support this RIF.
Dear Stephen I. Ternyik and Senapathy Marisennayya , many thanks for your comments and insights!
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