Industrial policy is fundamentally transformative. It aims to alter productive structures that determine employment patterns, and the broader dynamism of an economy. It requires decision-making on what to produce, how, and for whom. As such, it is a truly collective (most often national) project with major economic, social and political consequences. Yet, it is too often perceived (and implemented) as an interaction between two main protagonists: the State and firms. Thus, the coarticulation and relations between civil society and industrial policy-making have largely been ignored. This research therefore explores the role that CSOs play in industrial policy-making, especially in the governance of industrial policy.

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