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ALT > Magicians Manufacturing and tradeable services firms – including IT and tourism – are key to structural transformation. They are export-oriented firms that drive investment and growth, but also rely on the state for policies that help them prosper and grow to face world competition. We call this set of firms “magicians” because they are competing in the global market and export within those constraints. > Workhorses Along with magicians, we also tend to see “workhorses”. These are informal enterprises, both in services and manufacturing, that operate mostly for the domestic market. Street vendors are a classic example of workhorses in African cities. They are not very productive enterprises, but they are important because they also face and create competition in the domestic market. > Powerbrokers The final group key to understanding the political economy drivers of structural transformation are “powerbrokers”. Powerbrokers are enterprises – such as utility companies, telecommunic
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ALT An art card bearing the text, 'Partner Publication: Roadblocks at the Rhythm of the Country: A Political Sociology of Roadblocks in DR Congo by Judith Verweijen, Kasper Hoffmann, and Godefroid Muzalia'. The text is superimposed on an image showing an old 4x4 verhicle taken from behind, being driven along a rural road with a green mountain range in the far distance. There are two adult males at the back of the vehicle - one is standing up while the other is seated.
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ALT Art card that reads: "Research Paper: Tax Treaty Norms Among Lower-Income Countries and the Role of the UN Model: Past, Present, and Potential by Martin Hearson, Frederik Heitmuller, and Vincent Arel-Bundock". The text is superimposed an image of flags of different countries organised in a semi-circle row.
