Alignment and harmonization of the frameworks of the Southern African Development Community, the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa and their member States on industrialization to support industrial development in Southern Africa (cases of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe)

Abstract

This policy brief is based on the findings of the ECA study on the extent, progress and lack thereof on alignment, harmonization and implementation of the industrialization-oriented policies and strategies in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe with the regional industrialization strategies and attendant implementation plans and is buttressed by the recommendations made during the Regional Industrialization Policy Dialogue in Southern Africa, held in December 2022. The policy brief provides an overview of the industrialization-oriented policies and strategies, an assessment of the extent to which the industrialization policies and strategies of the three countries are harmonized and aligned with the SADC and COMESA industrialization frameworks, an overview of the challenges faced, and a presentation of policy options to promote alignment and harmonization in industrialization policies and strategies in Southern Africa, drawing on the lessons learned from the three case studies.