Development economist. Interest = politics of econ. transformation (in Africa) @SOAS, @ODI_Global Fellow, now @ECDPM @PoorvaKarkare@mastodon.nl RTs≠endorsements
Joined November 2013
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📌New paper
♻️ With #greentech in focus, #advancedeconomies look to secure #access to #criticalrawmaterials 🔎
What does this mean for the African continent?
Quick 🧵 based on our analysis (1/5)
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📣 The EU relies on imports of critical raw materials, but how can they be secured amid strained US relations and China’s supply chain dominance? The EU must align its resource security with Africa’s industrial ambitions.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4hZdkjm
Poorva Karkare retweeted
📝 NEW PAPER | Cross-border data flows in Africa: Continental ambitions and political realities
"To drive innovation and AI development, Africa must prioritise data usage and cross-border data sharing."
👉 bit.ly/3YbPIA4
#AfCFTA #development #AI
Was a pleasure speaking with @SheilaKhama about my research at @ECDPM! Policies (design + implementation) are shaped by interactions of the economic, political, social etc.
We link the conversation to broader debates of resource nationalism, industrial policy, China and more
Listen to @PoorvaKarkare explain the concept and context of the political economy and how intertwined it is to politics, commerce and policy and strategic choices. Click link for the full podcast interview share.transistor.fm/s/5a3aac… and visit sheilakhama.com/podcast/ for more
#rareearthselements
#mineralexplorations
#REEtrade
#resourcenationalism
@UNIDO
@ECDPM
Poorva Karkare retweeted
A fascinating few days in Embakasi last week with @AborneNetwork @UNDPBorderlands @IPSTCKenya & African(ist) scholars from across the continent @ECDPM- all looking at issues around borders: from trade to movement security cultural exchange & border festivals Some takeaways: 1/8
Poorva Karkare retweeted
🎤Our latest podcast discusses the investor landscape in #Africa under the AfCFTA, drawing from the @wef @AfCFTA 📙'AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa.'
Special thanks to our guests @BruceByiers + @_Prachi_Agarwal
Listen : developmentdispatch.com/the-…
Interesting debate about what the EU seeks from critical raw materials (CRM) partnerships, what mineral-rich countries want as development, and where multilateralism fits in it all.
We share our thoughts in this short article. But in sum CRM = Complex, Rivalrous & Multilayered!
📝As wealthier governments aim to increase access to critical raw materials, resource-rich countries seek ways to maximise their benefits.
In theory, these countries have complementary interests, but practically, the balance is harder to find.
👉 bit.ly/3WeLgAG
Poorva Karkare retweeted
It was definitely a pleasure to discuss with @PoorvaKarkare on the geopolitics of critical minerals in Africa.
Hoping that we're helping to move the needle in the right direction for producing countries in Africa.
[Podcast] #Energy & #GlobalEurope: #CriticalRawMaterials - Geopolitical chess or tug-of-war for development? By @PoorvaKarkare, @christiangeraud and Jonathan Hunter | @ECDPM pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/podca…
Tomorrow June 26 at 13h00 we will discuss the prospects for an African battery value chain at the @wto #Aid4Trade #GlobalReview with Jean-Marie Kanda Ntumba, Dennis Wakaba, @IanMwiinga82, Anja Berretta and myself. Join us if you are around!
@ECDPM @KAS
Industrialisation via manufacturing is backbreaking. Today countries in lower rung of global value chains face pressure. Countries need smart choices in constrained environment supporting land, capital, energy & LABOUR! to attract business
substack.com/@oliverwkim/not…
by @oliverwkim
Poorva Karkare retweeted
📆 Event | June 25 📆
Resource nationalism, trade and CRM partnerships in the age of green industrialisation
Register in person or online 👉 bit.ly/45s1HfS
Great listen
Please also join us on June 25 at 11:00-12:30 to discuss 'where to from here' of so-called resource nationalism in Global South, multilateral rules, and EU CRM partnerships in this age of green industrialisation!
Register here: shorturl.at/HG6ar
Listen to @FattenAggad say that on critical minerals, the EU is first, second and third about Europe’s interests. Click link for the full podcast interview share.transistor.fm/s/f647ee… and visit sheilakhama.com/podcast/ for more
#criticalminerals
#climatechangegeopolitics
#rawmaterialstrade
What really unleashed dvpt in S Korea was
1) land reforms (↗️ agri productivity)
2) industrial policy (export discipline for ↗️competitiveness) &
3) finance (into productive activities)
Joe Studwell's 'How Asia works' is excellent. See this review astralcodexten.com/p/book-re…
If African countries can
1) draw the right lessons (human capital is imp. but built over time)
2) practice discipline (requires leadership, @JonathanSaid1 often argues)
3) navigate multiple interests to maintain consistency (longer time horizon)
dvpt there too can be unleashed
Great post- private sector dvpt is more than simply enabling microentrepreneurs, just as women’s empowerment is more than celebrating those who’re entrepreneurs out of necessity/lack of choice
Filling gaps in subnational service delivery can go a long way in going the extra mile
The field of international development needs a sharper focus on helping private firms in low-income countries flourish:
Two unsolicited ideas on how to invest some of Melinda French Gates’ $12.5 billion africanistperspective.com/p/…
Poorva Karkare retweeted
Look forward to discussing @ecdpm work next Thurs on #AfCFTA & #industrialisation ambitions, the regional political economy factors that affect that & what it means going forward! Registration: cgdev.org/event/how-can-comm… @philoapiko @Francismangeni @AfCFTA @CGDev @PoorvaKarkare
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Indonesia's 2023 trade data is out (@bps_statistics)!
Here is an update to how the nickel sector downstreaming/industrialization strategy is doing:
Export growth is slowing but...
export size of nickel & related products is huge and has reached almost $30 billion!
🐎➡️🐘
Poorva Karkare retweeted
@PoorvaKarkare discusses #resourcenationalism in the age of #green #industrialisation in this very useful policy paper. Download @ECDPM paper at bit.ly/44xjbaw
1/3 While a handful countries are engaged in a subsidy race in the name of supply chain security, critical raw materials producers are resorting to 'resource nationalism' as they want localisation.
I discuss this and more in a recent @ECDPM paper
📷 bit.ly/44xjbaw
Poorva Karkare retweeted
Lindsay Whitfield spot on - & I rather doubt that @gilliantett quite gets Fuad and Reda's views accurately: Letter: Origins of the east Asia miracle relied heavily on protectionism ft.com/content/f63dc6e5-9ed5… via @ft
1/3 While a handful countries are engaged in a subsidy race in the name of supply chain security, critical raw materials producers are resorting to 'resource nationalism' as they want localisation.
I discuss this and more in a recent @ECDPM paper
📷 bit.ly/44xjbaw
2/3 Those 'from the outside looking in' emphasise the inefficiencies of resource nationalism.
Those 'from the inside looking out' see its potential in correcting historical wrongs.
In reality countries have to make difficult choices and avoid trade-offs
3/3 Will it work in Africa? How should the #EU engage? I draw lessons from Indonesia + Chile
For more📷 bit.ly/44xjbaw
@Kyunghoon_Kim_ @JNemsingh @js_ovadia @RadleyBen @ThabitSenior @mytheoz @christiangeraud @mattstephenhill @fbermingham @maritkitaw @thomasscurfield