An Export-led Growth for Kenya: Where is the niche?

Manaseh Oiro, Bernadette Wanjala, Rose Ngugi and Diana Naudé ()
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Working Papers from University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit

Abstract: Structural Transformations has been identified as a solution to Africa’s over reliance on agriculture and natural resource for strong economic growth and development. To this end, Kenya adopted the Kenya Vision 2030, an economic blueprint, to guide the transition to a newly industrializing middle-income country providing a high quality of life to its citizens by the year 2030. Achievement of this goal is hinged on diversification of the economy from agriculture to manufacturing and development of an export-oriented economy. The process of structural transformation entails the accumulation of skills and capabilities that can help an economy move from production of low complexity agricultural products to high complexity manufactured products and creating broad based employment opportunities for all its citizens. This study utilizes the economic complexity methodology to identify frontier products that could improve the country’s export portfolio while at the same time promoting inclusive growth and providing broad-based employment.

Keywords: Economic Complexity; Kenya; Employment; Women; Youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58 pages
Date: 2019-07
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Published in IDRC|DPRU Working Paper Series by the Development Policy Research Unit, July 2019, pages 1-58

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