Browsing by Author "Chane, Mesele"

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    The Determinants of Structural Transformation in Africa: Evidence From Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06) Chane, Mesele; Berhane, Dr. Zerihun
    The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of structural transformation in Ethiopia. The study relied on data obtained and constructed from various sources and comprised seven variables, covering the period 1981 to 2015. The study also analyzed trends of structural transformation in Africa for the same period. In this study, an Autoregressive Distributive Lag bound test method was employed to co-integration in order to investigate the long run relationship and Error Correction Model between structural transformation (dependent variable) and the dependent variables (urbanization, trade openness, share of agricultural value added, GDP per capita, network index, and gross capital formation). The result reveals that there is a stable long run relationship between structural transformation and its determinants. In the long run; gross capital formation and gdp per capita are positively associated and significantly affected structural transformation; whereas agricultural value added is significantly affected structural transformation though the relationship is inverse with negative expected sign. Similarly, the short run coefficients show that gross capital formation, gdp per capita, urbanization and network index are positively associated with structural transformation. Like the long run, the share of agriculture is negatively associated with structural transformation. The trend analysis results for Africa shows share of agricultural in gdp fell from 61.6 percent in 1981 to 49.8 percent in 2010. What is striking, however, is that manufacturing did not expand during this period. Finally, the error correction coefficient is highly significant and the correct negative sign and imply a very high speed of adjustment to equilibrium and the ECM confirms the existence of a stable long-un relationship. The policy implication is that investments in gross capital formation, network infrastructure, declining investment in agricultural development and urbanization are crucial to accelerate structural transformation. Key Words: Ethiopia, Structural Transformation, ARDL, Bound test, Trend, Determinants.
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    Imperative of Capacity Building for Sustainable Local Economic development.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Chane, Mesele; Mandefro, Fanta (PhD)
    Increasingly economic development is becoming a localized phenomenon and with it there is a shift in the locus of responsibility for economic development from national to locallevels. Thus, local governments should have adequate capacity and capacity building has been deployed as means to accelerate economic development, reduce poverty, and improves service delivery. Along with this theoretical framework; the theories, principles, and practices of Public Sector capacity Buildings underpin the study. The objective of the study was to assess the current practices of capacity building conducted by Bole Sub City in light of the theories and principle of Capacity Building. In order to achieve the stated objective,six factors/indicatorswere used. These were capacity need assessment, Leadership and Management, level of Capacity Building, Availability of resource, Stakeholder Participation, and M & E. Primary data were collected through questionnaires, interview, and focus group discussion; whereas secondary data were collected through document review. The statistical method used to analyze the quantitative data was percentage. The major findings of the study were capacity need assessment was conducting prior to capacity building,citizens were involved in capacity gap identification, and evaluationof capacity building was conducted. In addition, the leadership and management were supportive and committed. The findings also indicated some problems, for instance non state actors were not involved in capacity need assessment, capacity building was not conducted at three levels in an integrated manner to address the human, organizational and institutional changes needed for improved capacity, capacity building interventions mainly focused on individual training, and therewas shortage of budget to carry out training & staff development. Generally, the findings indicated that the office has made encouraging progress in practicing some of the factors/indicators of capacity building; however, many works need to be done to translate the theory of capacity building into practice. Examining capacity building from the broader environment, involving non-state actors, adopting integrated and holistic capacity building frameworks, among others, need immediate actions by the sub city. Therefore, conducting capacity need assessment at the institutional level, involving non state actors, enhancingthe technical capacities of technical experts, employee, integrating capacity building activities at various levels, deploying sufficient budge for training, designing frameworks for capacity need assessment are recommended