Professor Arkebe Oqubay Metiku
Key information
- Roles
- Department of Development Studies British Academy Global Professor
- Department
- Department of Development Studies
- Building
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office
- 478
- Email address
- ao31@soas.ac.uk
Publications
Productive Transformation in Africa: Industrial Policies for Sustainable Economic Development
Oqubay, Arkebe (2026). Cham: (Palgrave Macmillan)
View this bookIndustrial Hubs and Economic Catch-Up: Productive Transformation and Governance
Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). Cham: (Springer)
View this bookIndustrial Policy and Economic Development: Theory, Strategy, and Practice
Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). Cham: (Springer)
View this bookAfrican Economic Development: Evidence, Theory, Policy
Cramer, Christopher, Sender, John and Oqubay, Arkebe (2020). Oxford: (Oxford University Press)
View this bookMade in Africa: Industrial Policy in Ethiopia
Oqubay, Arkebe (2015). Oxford: (Oxford University Press)
View this bookHainan Free Trade Port redefines economic openness
Oqubay, Arkebe, 2026, China Daily Global
View this articleCoherent policies seen as key to poverty alleviation
Oqubay, Arkebe, 2026, China Daily Global
View this articleReader’s Reflections: China’s poverty reduction and rural revitalization experience shows inclusive growth is ‘essential and feasible’: Ethiopian economist
Oqubay, Arkebe, 2026, Global Times
View this articleChina’s zero-tariff policy to Africa reinforces multilateralism, creates wider space for Global South partnership: former Ethiopian senior official
Oqubay, Arkebe, 2026, Global Times
View this articleAfrican industrial hubs and industrialization: diversity, unevenness and strategic approach
Oqubay, Arkebe, 2022, Transnational Corporations (29), 1, pp 1-40
View this articleAfrica's Economic Transformation and the Future of EU-Africa Cooperation
Oqubay, Arkebe, 2020, CESifo Forum (21), 2, pp 3-10
View this articleThe Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy
El Eynaoui, Karim, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) (2026). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookThe Oxford Handbook on the Greening of Economic Development
Mathews, John A., (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) (2025). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookThe Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy
Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), Tregenna, Fiona, (eds.) and Valodia, Imraan, (eds.) (2021). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookThe Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy
Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.), Chang, Ha-Joon, (eds.) and Kozul-Wright, Richard, (eds.) (2020). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookThe Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development
Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.) (2020). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookHow Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up
Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Ohno, Kenichi, (eds.) (2019). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookChina-Africa and an Economic Transformation
Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.) (2019). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
View this bookThe Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy
Cheru, Fantu, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) (2019). Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Oxford Handbooks)
View this bookIntroduction
El Eynaoui, Karim and Oqubay, Arkebe (2026). In: El Eynaoui, Karim, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 3-13
View this book sectionGreening of Economic Development: An Introduction
Mathews, John A. and Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). In: Mathews, John A., (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook on the Greening of Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 3-12
View this book sectionGreening of Economic Development: The Next Great Transformation: Conclusions and Pathways to the Future
Mathews, John A. and Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). In: Mathews, John A., (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook on the Greening of Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 798-808
View this book sectionLearning from Mauritius’s Economic Transformation: A Policymaker’s Perspective
Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). In: Oya, Carlos, (eds.), Ramtohul, Ramola, (eds.) and Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Verena, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 435-462
View this book sectionA Synthesis and the Future of Moroccan Economy
El Eynaoui, Karim and Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). In: El Eynaoui, Karim, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press
View this book sectionSustainable and Productive Cities and Urban Sustainable Development: A Developing Countries Perspective
Oqubay, Arkebe (2024). In: Vormittag, Pedro, (eds.), Albuquerque, Marianna, (eds.) and Birch, Eugénie, (eds.), Urban sustainable development : governance, finance and politics. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI), pp 41-97
View this book sectionA Conversation with Policymakers, Mayors, and Urban Specialists: An African Perspective on Sustainable Urban Development and the G20
Oqubay, Arkebe (2024). In: Vormittag, Pedro, (eds.), Albuquerque, Marianna, (eds.) and Birch, Eugénie, (eds.), Urban sustainable development : governance, finance and politics. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI), pp 471-496
View this book sectionChallenges and Complexities of the South African Economy
Tregenna, Fiona, Ewinyu, Arabo K., Oqubay, Arkebe and Valodia, Imraan (2021). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), Tregenna, Fiona, (eds.) and Valodia, Imraan, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 3-25
View this book sectionIntroduction to Industrial Policy and Development
Oqubay, Arkebe, Cramer, Christopher, Chang, Ha-Joon and Kozul-Wright, Richard (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.), Chang, Ha-Joon, (eds.) and Kozul-Wright, Richard, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-16
View this book sectionThe Theory and Practice of Industrial Policy
Oqubay, Arkebe (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.), Chang, Ha-Joon, (eds.) and Kozul-Wright, Richard, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 16-60
View this book sectionIndustrial Hubs and Economic Development: An Introduction
Oqubay, Arkebe and Lin, Justin Yifu (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-14
View this book sectionIndustrial Hubs and Economic Development: A Literature Review
Oqubay, Arkebe (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 14-39
View this book sectionIndustrial Hubs as Development Incubators: Asian Pioneers
Oqubay, Arkebe (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 521-558
View this book sectionA Strategic Approach to Industrial Hubs: Learnings in Ethiopia
Oqubay, Arkebe and Kefale, Deborah M. (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 875-913
View this book sectionIndustrial Hubs and Economic Development: Conclusions and Pathways to the Future
Oqubay, Arkebe and Lin, Justin Yifu (2020). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Hubs and Economic Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1120-1132
View this book sectionTechnological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up: Introduction
Oqubay, Arkebe and Ohno, Kenichi (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Ohno, Kenichi, (eds.), How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-12
View this book sectionThe Journey of Ethiopian Airlines: Technological Learning and Catch-up in Aviation
Oqubay, Arkebe and Tesfachew, Taffere (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Ohno, Kenichi, (eds.), How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 235-261
View this book sectionLearning to Catch up in Africa
Oqubay, Arkebe and Tesfachew, Taffere (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Ohno, Kenichi, (eds.), How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 285-309
View this book sectionHow Nations Learn: Implications for Latecomers and Pathways to the Future
Oqubay, Arkebe and Ohno, Kenichi (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Ohno, Kenichi, (eds.), How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 310-320
View this book sectionIntroduction to China–Africa and an Economic Transformation
Oqubay, Arkebe and Yifu Lin, Justinak (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), China-Africa and an Economic Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 1-16
View this book sectionCatalysing China–Africa Ties for Africa’s Structural Transformation: Lessons from Ethiopia
Cheru, Fantu and Oqubay, Arkebe (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), China-Africa and an Economic Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 282-309
View this book sectionThe Future of China–Africa Economic Ties: New Trajectory and Possibilities
Oqubay, Arkebe and Lin, Justin Yifu (2019). In: Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), China-Africa and an Economic Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 310-324
View this book sectionEthiopia: Lessons from an Experiment
Oqubay, Arkebe (2019). In: Monga, Célestin, (eds.) and Lin, Justin Yifu, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 591-618
View this book sectionIntroduction
Cheru, Fantu, Cramer, Christopher and Oqubay, Arkebe (2019). In: Cheru, Fantu, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 2-16
View this book sectionIndustrial Policy and Late Industrialization in Ethiopia
Oqubay, Arkebe (2019). In: Cheru, Fantu, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 604-629
View this book sectionThe Structure and Performance of the Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector
Oqubay, Arkebe (2019). In: Cheru, Fantu, (eds.), Cramer, Christopher, (eds.) and Oqubay, Arkebe, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp 629-650
View this book sectionDriving the Transition to Green and Low-Carbon Energy in the Global South
Wang, Jinzhao, Zhou, Taidong, Li, Cangshu, Zhu, Mengshu, Zhou, Yuanbing, Xiao, Jinyu, Shi, Xiehong, Oqubay, Arkebe, Okumu, Boscow, Yurnaidi, Zulfikar and Waleed, Khalid (2025). Beijing: (Global South Research Center (GSRC))
View this bookAfrican Industrialisation and China-Africa Cooperation
Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). Beijing: (Global South Research Center (GSRC))
View this bookPromoting Industrialization in the Global South in a New Global Landscape
Jinzhao, Wang, Jin, Zhang, Oqubay, Arkebe, Xiao, Chen, Bohan, Yang, Aggarwal, Aradhna, Fernandez, Marta and Rafitrandi, Dandy (2025). Beijing: (Global South Research Center (GSRC))
View this bookTransformation of the Moroccan Economy: Key Drivers, Shifts, and Future Pathways
Oqubay, Arkebe (2025). Rabat Salé: (Policy Center for the New South)
View this bookThe Strategy and Governance of SOEs in Africa: Lessons Learnt and Policy Implications
Oqubay, Arkebe (2024).
View this bookIndustrial policy and COVID-19 responses = Política industrial y respuestas al COVID-19
Oqubay, Arkebe (2020). (MINCOTUR)
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