Neoclassical Practice and the Collapse of Industry in Zimbabwe: The Cases of Textiles, Clothing, and Footwear*
世界银行预测津巴布韦经济自由化后纺织等劳动密集型产业会扩张，但这些行业却几乎崩溃。研究指出新古典理论误解了市场与生产在特定背景下的互动，对非洲经济发展有警示意义。
Abstract: The World Bank predicted that export‐oriented, labor‐intensive manufacturing industries, such as textiles, clothing, and footwear, would expand rapidly once Zimbabwe liberalized its economy under structural adjustment. In sharp contrast to these predictions, however, these subsectors have all but collapsed. A large part of the reason for this disjuncture between neoclassical theory and reality relates to a misunderstanding of the way in which markets, particularly those of trade and finance, interact with production in particular contexts. More appropriate alternative approaches to economic development in Africa must take account of how economic and political actions are embedded in a geographic and politico‐economic context.