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Deutschland kann Ghana nicht zu einer 24-Stunden-Wirtschaft aufrüsten, aber es gibt einen intelligenteren Weg: die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit einer avantgardistischen Industrialisierung in Einklang bringen

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This research paper argues that the development relationship between Germany and Ghana has narrowed from a strategic industrial partnership to a limited, skills-focused donor model. The author contends that Germany's current emphasis on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is misaligned with Ghana's '24-Hour Economy' (24HE) initiative, which requires systemic industrial coordination rather than broad skills diffusion. The paper proposes a 'vanguardist' model based on selective value-chain acceleration and the creation of industrial corridors to drive large-scale youth employment.

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  • The bilateral relationship between Germany and Ghana has shifted from a broad industrial partnership focused on infrastructure and technology transfer to a narrow model dominated by technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and small-and-medium-enterprise (SME) support.
  • Germany's current 'skills-first' approach is structurally misaligned with Ghana's 24-Hour Economy (24HE) initiative, as the latter is an industrial coordination project requiring system engineering—such as logistics synchronisation and power quality—rather than just portable skills.
  • The paper argues that Ghana should avoid 'platform-first' strategies (broad training) in favor of 'selective value-chain acceleration,' which involves building high-intensity industrial corridors in specific sectors to create economic space and institutional learning.
  • Historically, from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, both West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) were deeply integrated into Ghana's industrialization, providing machinery, industrial plants, and credits for sectors like timber, paper, and cocoa processing.
  • The author proposes the 'Ghana-Germany Youth Employment & Value-Chain Compact,' a three-year accelerator aiming to place 200,000 youth in jobs across five priority value chains by shifting from project-based aid to programmed industrial governance.
  • The paper identifies a 'dual operating system' in Germany, where it pursues high-tech industrial competitiveness at home (e.g., Industry 4.0) while maintaining a risk-averse, technical-assistance-based model for development cooperation abroad.

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Simons, B. (2026). Deutschland kann Ghana nicht zu einer 24-Stunden-Wirtschaft aufrüsten, aber es gibt einen intelligenteren Weg: die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit einer avantgardistischen Industrialisierung in Einklang bringen. Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/deutschland-kann-ghana-nicht-zu-einer-24-stunden-wirtschaft-aufrusten-aber-es-gibt-einen-intelligenteren-weg-die-entwicklungszusammenarbeit-mit-einer-avantgardistischen-industrialisierung-in-einklang-bringen
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Simons, Bright. Deutschland kann Ghana nicht zu einer 24-Stunden-Wirtschaft aufrüsten, aber es gibt einen intelligenteren Weg: die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit einer avantgardistischen Industrialisierung in Einklang bringen. Africa Policy Research Institute, 2026. https://afripoli.org/de/deutschland-kann-ghana-nicht-zu-einer-24-stunden-wirtschaft-aufrusten-aber-es-gibt-einen-intelligenteren-weg-die-entwicklungszusammenarbeit-mit-einer-avantgardistischen-industrialisierung-in-einklang-bringen.
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@techreport{simons2026deutschland, author = {Simons, Bright}, title = {{Deutschland kann Ghana nicht zu einer 24-Stunden-Wirtschaft aufrüsten, aber es gibt einen intelligenteren Weg: die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit einer avantgardistischen Industrialisierung in Einklang bringen}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/deutschland-kann-ghana-nicht-zu-einer-24-stunden-wirtschaft-aufrusten-aber-es-gibt-einen-intelligenteren-weg-die-entwicklungszusammenarbeit-mit-einer-avantgardistischen-industrialisierung-in-einklang-bringen}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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