The aspiring developmental state and business associations in Ethiopia – (dis-)embedded autonomy?
This article investigates how the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front's (EPRDF) attempt to build a developmental state influenced and shaped its relationships with the Ethiopian private sector. Through a case study of the chambers of commerce system in Ethiopia, the research reveals th...
| Published in: | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 589 - 613 |
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Cambridge University Press
Dec2019
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