Antonio Andreoni (SOAS)

The panel discussion will address Tanzania's political economy situation, with a focus on the ACE research programme in the country. Antonio will introduce his political settlement analysis of Tanzania and introduces the ACE research approach and agenda. He will provide a number of cases to highlight feasible strategies for improving development outcomes in several sectors of the economy. REPOA and ESRF are research partners for the ACE programme in Tanzania.

Speaker biography:

Antonio Andreoni is Senior Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London ad Research Director of the Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) Research Consortium. Antonio is also Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, Convenor of the Industrial Development and Policy Research Cluster at SOAS and Member of the SOAS Centre for African Studies. Antonio has published extensively on industrial development, manufacturing firms, ecosystems and technological change, governance and policies in both developed and developing countries, especially Tanzania, South Africa and Ethiopia. Antonio acted as advisor for several UN Agencies, including UNIDO, ILO, UNDP, UNCTAD and UNECA, as well as the World Bank, DFID and various government agencies. Antonio holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Speakers: Antonio Andreoni (SOAS), Godlisten Pallangyo (Britain Tanzania Society)

Released by: SOAS Economics Podcasts