Directions for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in Zimbabwe and the Republic of Korea

This report is the result of a joint study by the Korea Institute of Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), based on the experience of economic development in Korea and Zimbabwe. This collaboration originated from an existing foundation for cooperation established by the signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on academic information exchange, joint research and seminars, and research personnel exchange between two organizations in 2015. In its assessment of Korea’s industrialization process, this report focuses on the trends and current status of industrialization in Korea, and informed by the findings of that analysis proposes suggestions for Zimbabwean industrial policy and action, taking into account lessons learned from comparative studies on the process of industrial development in Korea and Zimbabwe