Firm-level Perspectives on State-Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorUrassa, Goodluck C.
dc.contributor.authorJeppesen, Søren
dc.contributor.authorKamau, Paul
dc.contributor.authorKragelund, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-14T14:06:54Z
dc.date.available2016-09-14T14:06:54Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractExperiences from now developed and emerging economies inform us that close state-business relations are crucial for economic development and structural transformation to take place. Based on the positive experiences from other parts of the world, most African governments have set processes in motion establishing collaborative SBRs. These processes include amongst others amendments to existing laws to facilitate public-private interaction, direct support to existing business associations, and support to and establishment of public-private dialogue fora. Drawing on an analysis of survey data from 179 local firms, complemented with qualitative data from interviews with 41 firms and a number of key informants and a range of secondary sources on the food processing sectors of Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, this paper shows that businesses in the countries have limited policy influence, find policies and programs to be insufficiently targeting the needs and requirements of local businesses and that business associations in the countries are poorly organised. In spite of initiatives taken from the states and other actors, including an increase in the number of formal relations between state and businesses, it is difficult to conclude whether SBRs are collaborative or collusive. The paper contributes to the existing SBR literature by adding a firm-level perspective and by enhancing our knowledge on the usefulness of key theoretical approaches to these issues in an African contexten_US
dc.identifier.citationCharles, G., Jeppesen, S., Kamau, P. and Kragelund, P., 2016. Firm-level perspectives on State-Business Relations in Africa: The food-processing sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. In Forum for Development Studies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3702
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectState-Business-Relationsen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectZambiaen_US
dc.subjectFood processingen_US
dc.subjectFirm perspectiveen_US
dc.titleFirm-level Perspectives on State-Business Relations in Africa: The Food-processing Sector in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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