Lotta Takala-greenish
Senior Lecturer (Economics)
Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
University of West of England
United Kingdom
Biography
I am a LSE and SOAS trained political economist specialising in development economics (Sub-Saharan Africa). I teach applied microeconomics with a focus on policy and industry studies. I am acting programme coordinator for the brand new MSc Global Political Economy course starting in September 2017 at UWE. Apply and see more information . Research and teaching on industrialisation, industrial policy, sector studies (textiles and clothing, soy, essential oils, waste recycling), labour casualisation and fragmentation, minimum wages.
Research Interest
Industrialisation trade labour
Publications
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Newman S, Takala-Greenish L. African Industrialisation: Is Global Value Chain Development the Answer?'. InJoint South Africa-EU initiative, TIPS and Dialogue Facility Conference: International Conference on Manufacturing-Led Growth for Employment and Equality 2014 May 15.
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Takala-Greenish HL. THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY AND THE MINERALS-ENERGY COMPLEX IN THE DECLINE OF SOUTH AFRICAN TEXTILES & CLOTHING. InTIPS Annual Forum Paper: mimeograph. Available at:< http://www. tips. org. za/research-archive/annualforum-papers/2008/item/1580-the-role-of-industrial-policy-and-the-minerals-energy-Policy Coordination and Growth Traps 2008.
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Fessehaie J, Roberts S, Takala-Greenish L. Key findings from case studies of mining capital equipment, infrastructure inputs and soy agro-processing in Southern Africa and implications for regional industrial development agenda. Johannesburg: TIPS and CCRED. Available at: http://static1. squarespace. com/static/52246331e4b0a46e5f1b8ce5. 2015 Sep;561.
