Most former colonies were dependent on primary commodity exports after independence, leaving them vulnerable to commodity price fluctuations. But trying to reverse this has proven difficult.
AuthorPritish Behuria
Dr. Pritish Behuria is a Lecturer in Politics, Governance and Development at The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute.
To read more about some of his research on industrial policy, please see his work on Rwanda in [Development and Change](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dech.12498 "") and [Journal of International Development](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jid.3375?casa_token=5BJIagGWRJUAAAAA:O-HR1xr56IvbgZAJhn99BhozUVRqqR16pe0UAQXWLUhMF71NZeUxBD-PbTo0tm88sSwmzV5meAlLuEiu "").
For his work on Uganda, see his work in [Oxford Development Studies](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600818.2021.1960296 "")