Raphie Kaplinsky


Raphael Malcolm Kaplinsky is an Honorary Professor at the Science Policy Research Unit and an Emeritus Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. In 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an active and well-known opponent to Apartheid in South Africa during the 1960s, and played a leading role in 1968 in the Mafeje affair. Kaplinsky was not allowed to return to his country of birth until Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, after which he played an active role in policy development at the national and regional levels. He spent the bulk of his professional career at the University of Sussex where he led research programmes on industrial and technology policy and on Global value chain. He led and participated in a number of Advisory Missions to governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.

Early life

Kaplinsky's father Morris, a Polish Jew, emigrated to South Africa from the town of Slonim, now in Belarus in 1929. His mother was born in South Africa to Jewish emigres from Lithuania. As a student Kaplinsky took part in Cape Town University's Mafeje affair protests which resulted in him having to flee South Africa to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.

Personal life

Kaplinsky married Catherine Charlewood, a psychoanalyst in 1969. They have a daughter, Natasha Kaplinsky, a TV presenter a son, Benjamin Kaplinsky, a technology lawyer and four grandchildren.
His daughter, Natasha Kaplinsky with her husband Justin have two children, Arlo and Angelica.
His son Benjamin Kaplinsky and his wife Nicole have 2 children, a daughter Eva and a son Campbell.

Selected bibliography

Books

  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and Farooki, Masuma. Routledge studies in global competition. London: Routledge.

  • Chapters in books

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  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and Morris, Mike, "The structure of supply chains and their implications for export supply" in D. A. Ajakaiye and T. A. Ojeyide, Trade, Infrastructure and Development, London: Routledge.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and Morris, Mike, "Chinese Overseas FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa", in I. Alon, M. Fetscherin and P. Gugler, Chinese International Investments, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Past innovation trajectories in Latin America and current innovation trajectories in China" inG. Dutrénit, K. Lee, O. Vera-Cruz and R. Nelson, Learning, capability building and development, EADI Global Development Series, Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 263–281.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Walking on Two Legs: Meeting SSA’s Industrialization Challenge", in J. E. Stiglitz, J. Yifu Lin and E. Patel, The Industrial Policy Revolution II, International Economic Association, London: Macmillan.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Shudder: The Challenges to Industrial Policies in the early 21st Century in Low- and Middle-Income Economies" in R. Van Tulder, A. Verbeke and R. Strange, International Business and Sustainable Development, European International Business Association Vol. 8 Progress in International Business Research, Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, ’Bottom of the pyramid Innovation’ and pro-poor growth in M.A. Dutz, Y. Kuznetsov, E. Lasagabaster and D. Pilat, Making Innovation Policy Work: Learning from Experimentation, Paris and New York: OECD and The World Bank.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Global Value Chains, Where they came from, where they are going and why this is important" in J. Weiss and M. Tribe, Handbook on Industrial Development, Abingdon: Routledge
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and M. Farooki, "Raul Prebisch and the terms of trade; How things have changed…." in M. E. Margulis, The Global Political Economy of Raul Prebisch, London: Routledge
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Technology for Sustainable Development" in Machiko Nissanke and Jose Antonio Ocampo, The Palgrave Handbook of Development Economics: Critical Reflections on Globalisation and Development, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Rent and inequality in global value chains" in S.Ponte, F. Gereffi and G. Raj-Reichert, Handbook on Global Value Chains, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

    Journal articles

  • Kaplinsky, R., "What Contribution Can China Make to Inclusive Growth in Sub-Sahara Development and Growth?", Development and Change, 46, pp. 1–22.
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  • Kaplinsky, R. and M. Morris, "Thinning and Thickening: Productive Sector Policies in the Era of Global Value Chains", European Journal of Development Studies, pp. 1–21,
  • Hanlin, R. and R. Kaplinsky, "South–South Trade in Capital Goods – The Market-Driven Diffusion of Appropriate Technology", European Journal of Development Research, pp. 1–18,
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and M. Morris, "Standards, regulation and sustainable development in a global value chain driven world", International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, vol. 10, no. 3/4, pp. 322–346.
  • Davis, D., R. Kaplinsky and M. Morris, "Rents, Power and Governance in Global Value Chains", Journal of World-Systems Research, 2018, vol. 24, no. 1.

    Papers

  • International Labour Office, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
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  • United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria
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  • * The Intellectual History of UNIDO: Building Ideas from Data and Practice. Vienna, Austria: United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
  • *Kaplinsky, Raphael and Morris, Mike. Developing Industrial Clusters and Supply Chains to Support Diversification and Sustainable Development of Exports in Africa, Cairo: African Export Import Bank.
  • * Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Technological Upgrading in Global Value Chains and Clusters and their Contribution to Sustaining Economic Growth in Low and Middle Income Economies". Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series, WP 03/2015. Vienna: United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
  • * Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Technological upgrading in global value chains and clusters and their contribution to sustaining economic growth in low and middle income economies". UNIDO/UNU‐MERIT background papers for the UNIDO, Industrial Development Report 2016: IDR 2016 WP 3.
  • *Greening Africa's Industrialization: Economic Report on Africa, 2016, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
  • Open University
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  • **Chataway, J., R. E. Hanlin and R. Kaplinsky, "Inclusive Development: An Architecture for Policy Development", IKD Working Paper 65, Milton Keynes: The Open University.
  • **Kaplinsky, Raphael and Morris, Mike, "Thinning and Thickening: Productive Sector Policies in the Era of Global Value Chains", IKD Discussion Paper No. 74, Milton Keynes, Open University
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  • Sanjaya Lall Programme for Technology and Management for Development, Department of International Development, University of Oxford
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, and Morris, Mike A Handbook for Value Chain Research. http://www.prism.uct.ac.za/papers/vchnov01.pdf
  • Morris, M., R. Kaplinsky and D. Kaplan, A Conceptual Overview to Understand Commodities, Linkages and Industrial Development in Africa, Prepared for Africa Export Import Bank.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "Walking On two legs: meeting SSA's industrialisation challenge", Paper presented to International Economic Association Conference on Industrialisation in Africa, July 2012, Pretoria.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "China’s impact on commodity prices", ThisisAfricaOnline.com,http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/News/China-s-impact-on-commodity-prices
  • Adeoti, J., R. Kemp, J. Ndichu, A. E. Obayelu, J. Blohmke, R. Kaplinsky and K. Urama, "Diffusion strategy of green technology and green industry in Africa. A study of renewable energy technology market, and energy efficiency adoption in Cassava and Maize processing industries in Kenya and Nigeria", Final report of study for KEEI and UNIDO, Maastricht: United Nations University.
  • Kaplinsky. Raphael, Infrastructure Development within the Context of Africa's Cooperation with New And Emerging Development Partners, Report Prepared For The United Nations Office Of The Special Adviser On Africa, N. York: Office for the Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, and Morris, Mike.. Developing Industrial Clusters and Supply Chains to Support Diversification and Sustainable Development of Exports in Africa. Cairo: African Export Import Bank.
  • Kemp, R., J. A. Adeoti, J. Ndichu, A. E. Obayelu, J. Blohmke, R. Kaplinsky and K. Urama, "Innovation policy for eco-innovation in developing countries in Africa", Paper presented to Lundvall symposium "Innovation policy – can it make a difference?", Utzon Center, Aalborg, Denmark,13‐14 March.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, "The End of Industrial Policy? Why a Productive Sector Policy Agenda Better Meets the Needs of Sustainable Income Growth", Commonwealth Secretariat Policy Briefing Paper.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth: The SDG Value Chains Nexus, Framework Paper, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael, Fostering inclusive innovation for sustainable development,Pathways for Prosperity Commission Background Paper Series; no. 9. Oxford: United Kingdom, https://pathwayscommission.bsg.ox.ac.uk/Raphael-Kaplinsky-paper