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Articles by Poorva Karkare
The Lobito Corridor: Between European geopolitics and African agency
Authors The Lobito Corridor, connecting the DRC, Zambia and Angola, is often discussed in terms of geopolitical competition – with the EU and the US on one side and China on the other – while African agency is largely overlooked. Poorva Karkare and Bruce Byiers explore this geopolitical framing as well as the dynamics within and between the corridor countries, ultimately examining which actors and factors determine the corridor’s success and viability.
Resource nationalism, trade and CRM partnerships in the age of green industrialisation
Background The critical raw materials (CRMs) essential for driving the global green transition are now at the forefront of geopolitical debates. Governments in the US, China and the EU are seeking to maintain or increase access to CRMs to feed production of green technologies using increased subsidies, leading to trade fragmentation and geopolitical rivalry.
La cooperazione climatica tra UE e Africa è anche una questione di geopolitica
L’UE sta cercando di recuperare il ritardo nel settore delle tecnologie verdi, mentre l’Africa sta cercando di recuperare il ritardo nell’industrializzazione. I partenariati dell’industria verde possono prendere due piccioni con una fava? Poorva Karkare e Alfonso Medinilla dicono di sì. Poorva Karkare e Alfonso Medinilla sono ricercatori presso il Centro europeo per la gestione delle politiche di sviluppo. Entro il 2030, il 42% della gioventù mondiale sarà di origine africana.
Making a geopolitical case for EU-Africa climate cooperation
The EU is trying to catch up in the green tech space, while Africa is trying to catch up in its industrialisation. Can green industry partnerships kill two birds with one stone? Poorva Karkare and Alfonso Medinilla say yes. Poorva Karkare and Alfonso Medinilla are researchers at the European Centre for Development Policy Management. By 2030, 42% of global youth will be African.
Bruce Byiers
Biography Bruce is a development economist with a DPhil from the University of Sussex. His work focuses on regional integration processes in Africa, particularly from a political economy perspective. This includes looking at regional organisations, but also at regional economic integration dynamics. Prior to joining ECDPM in 2011, Bruce worked as a consultant for UNIDO, USAID, the World Bank and DANIDA, among others.
Poorva Karkare
Policy officer Economic recovery and transformation African economic integration Sustainable food systems Biography Poorva Karkare is a policy officer in ECDPM's African economic integration, economic recovery and transformation and sustainable food systems teams. Poorva has a master’s degree in development economics from SOAS, with a particular interest in Africa. Before joining ECDPM, Poorva worked in Mozambique as a consultant with organisations like UNICEF, DfID and the World Bank.
Nigeria’s industrialisation needs more than just import restrictions
But for Nigeria’s industrialisation drive to succeed, it needs a broader array of industrial policy tools than simply import restrictions. These tools should include addressing binding constraints in different sectors to raise productivity and addressing the flaws in the design and implementation of industrial policies.
Nigeria: Why Import Restrictions Aren't Enough to Help Nigeria Industrialise
Nigeria: Why Import Restrictions Aren't Enough to Help Nigeria Industrialise analysis By Michael E Odijie and Poorva Karkare Nigeria has a strong ambition to industrialise. It has relied heavily on the restriction of imports of certain goods targeted for domestic production. But for Nigeria's industrialisation drive to succeed, it needs a broader array of industrial policy tools than simply import restrictions.
Why import restrictions aren’t enough to help Nigeria industrialise
Nigeria has a strong ambition to industrialise. It has relied heavily on the restriction of imports of certain goods targeted for domestic production. But for Nigeria’s industrialisation drive to succeed, it needs a broader array of industrial policy tools than simply import restrictions. These tools should include addressing binding constraints in different sectors to raise productivity. And addressing the flaws in the design and implementation of industrial policies.
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