• The best books on Industrial Policy - Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective by Ha-Joon Chang
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - Creating the Cold War University: The Transformation of Stanford by Rebecca Lowen
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - Asia's Next Giant: South Korea and Late Industrialization by Alice Amsden
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - The Politics of Large Numbers: A History of Statistical Reasoning by Alain Desrosières & Camille Naish (translator)
  • The best books on Industrial Policy - The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter

The best books on Industrial Policy, recommended by Danny Crichton

Government intervention in the economy played a key role in the East Asian economic miracle and, further back, the development of countries that have traditionally championed free markets around the world. As the merit of state leadership in key industries returns to mainstream debate, Danny Crichton of venture capital firm Lux Capital recommends five outstanding books for understanding industrial policy.

  • The best books on Digital Africa - Invisible Users: Youth in the Internet Cafés of Urban Ghana by Jenna Burrell
  • The best books on Digital Africa - Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa: How a Continent Is Escaping Silicon Valley's Long Shadow by Mark Graham, Michel Wahome & Nicholas Friederici
  • The best books on Digital Africa - China Africa and the Future of the Internet by Iginio Gagliardone
  • The best books on Digital Africa - Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya by Nanjala Nyabola
  • The best books on Digital Africa - Africa's Information Revolution by James Murphy & Padraig Carmody

The best books on Digital Africa, recommended by Mohammad Amir Anwar

The internet and digital technology are transforming not only the way African countries trade and conduct business but also how they cohere socially and politically. Mohammad Amir Anwar, Lecturer in African Studies and International Development at the University of Edinburgh, recommends books that investigate the opportunities for Africa from the growth of technology—but focus on specifics and avoid the hype.