Dr. Tilman Altenburg
Research programme: Transformation of Economic and Social Systems
Function: Head of Programme
Specialization: Economic Geography
Work areas:
- Private sector development in developing countries
- Enviromental economic policy
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Head, Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" |
| 2006-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Head of Department „Sustainable Economic and Social Development” |
| 2000-2006 1995-2000 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Head of Department „Latin America” DIE Researcher |
| 1994-1995 | Scholarship of German Research Association / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Research on "World market integration and industrial competi-tiveness exemplified by small Latin American countries" |
| 1992-1994 | Research fellow of Philipps University Marburg Research project "Trade liberalization and deregulation in small Third World countries" |
| 1989-1991 | Scholarship of German Academic Exchange Service – Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research on "Possibilities and limits of regional development in peripheral areas of Costa Rica" |
| 1986-1989 | Research fellow of the Latin American Institute of the Free University Berlin Research project "Agro-industrial development as key to overcome the crisis in Costa Rica?" |
| 1991 | PhD in Economic Geography Thesis on: “Regional Economic Development. Case Studies from Peripheral Regions in Costa Rica” |
| 1977-1986 | University of Hamburg: Studies in Economic Geography Graduation in June 1986 |
Refereed Publications
- Altenburg, Tilman / Nicoletta Corrocher / Franco Malerba (2022)
China's leapfrogging in electromobility: a story of green transformation driving catch-up and competitive advantage
in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change (183), article 121914 - Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
COVID-19 – Turning point in the process of industrialization?
in: UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series 8 (2021) - Tilman Altenburg (2021)
Catching up or developing differently? Techno-institutional learning with a sustainable planet in mind
in: Jeong-Dong Lee / Keun Lee / Dirk Meissner / Slavo Radosevic / Nicholas Vonortas, Challenges of technology and economic catch-up in emerging economies, Oxford: Oxford University Press, - Pegels, Anna / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
Latecomer development in a “greening” world: introduction to the special issue
in: World Development 135, article 105084 - Altenburg, Tilman / Kasper Vrolijk (2020)
Greening structural transformation: what role for industrial hubs?
in: Arkebe Oqubay / Justin Yifu Lin (eds.), The Oxford handbook of industrial hubs and economic development, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr. - Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican-Auktor / Wilfried Lütkenhorst / Tilman Altenburg (2017)
Politics of green energy policy
in: Journal of Environment & Development 2018, Vol. 27(1), 26–45 - Altenburg, Tilman / Kaidong Feng / Qunhong Shen (2017)
Electric mobility and the quest for automobile industry upgrading in China
in: Tilman Altenburg / Claudia Assmann (eds.), Green industrial policy: concept, policies, country experiences, Geneva; Bonn: UN Environment; German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), 185-198 - Altenburg, Tilman / Dani Rodrik (2017)
Green industrial policy: accelerating structural change towards wealthy green economies
in: Tilman Altenburg / Claudia Assmann (eds.), Green industrial policy: concept, policies, country experiences, Geneva; Bonn: UN Environment; German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), 1-20 - Altenburg, Tilman / Claudia Assmann (eds.) (2017)
Green industrial policy: concept, policies, country experiences
Geneva; Bonn: UN Environment; German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman / Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa / Markus Loewe (2016)
A decade on: how relevant is the regulatory environment for micro and small enterprise upgrading after all?
in: The European Journal of Development Research 29 (2), 457-475 - Altenburg, Tilman (ed.) (2016)
Sustainability-oriented innovation systems in China and India
Abingdon, UK: Routledge - Altenburg, Tilman / Ambui Sagar / Hubert Schmitz / Xue Lan (eds.) (2015)
Comparing low carbon innovation paths in Asia and Europe
in: Science and Public Policy Vol. 43(4), 451-453 - Schmitz, Hubert / Tilman Altenburg (2015)
Innovation paths in Europe and Asia: divergence or convergence?
in: Science and Public Policy Vol. 43(4), 454-463 - Altenburg, Tilman / Eike W. Schamp / Ankur Chaudhary (2015)
The emergence of electromobility: comparing technological pathways in France, Germany, China and India
in: Science and Public Policy Vol. 43(4), 464-475 - Altenburg, Tilman / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2015)
Industrial policy in developing countries: failing markets, weak states
Cheltenham: Elgar - Schmitz, Hubert / Oliver Johnson / Tilman Altenburg (2015)
Rent management: the heart of Green Industrial Policy
in: New Political Economy 20 (6), 812-831 - Altenburg, Tilman / Elvis Melia (2014)
Kick-starting industrial transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
in: José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs / Irmgard Nübler / Richard Kozul-Wright (eds), Transforming economies: making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development, Geneva: International Labour Office, 355-378 - Altenburg, Tilman / Tobias Engelmeier (2013)
Boosting solar investment with limited subsidies: rent management and policy learning in India
in: Energy Policy 59 (8), 866–874 - Altenburg, Tilman (2013)
Can industrial policy work under neopatrimonial rule?
in: Adam Szirmai / Wim Naudé / Ludovico Alcorta (eds), Pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century: new challenges and emerging paradigms, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr., 345-372 - Altenburg, Tilman / Doris Fischer / Shikha Bhasin (2012)
Sustainability-oriented innovation in the auto industry: advancing electromobility in China, France, Germany and India
in: Innovation and Development 2 (1), (Special Issue: Sustainability-oriented innovation systems in China and India) - Altenburg, Tilman (ed.) (2012)
Sustainability-oriented innovation systems in China and India
Innovation and Development 2 (1), Special Issue - Altenburg, Tilman / Anna Pegels (2012)
Sustainability-oriented innovation systems: managing the green transformation
in: Innovation and Development 2 (1), (Special Issue: Sustainability-oriented innovation systems in China and India) - Altenburg, Tilman (2011)
Interest groups, power relations, and the configuration of value chains: the case of biodiesel in India
in: Food Policy 36 (6), 742-748 - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
Biodiesel policies for India: achieving optimal socio-economic and environmental impact
in: Journal of Biofuels 1 (1), 163-171 - Altenburg, Tilman (2009)
Building inclusive innovation systems in developing countries: challenges for IS research
in: Bengt-Åke Lundvall / K.J. Joseph / Christina Chaminade: Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries, Cheltenham, UK: Elgar, 33-56 - Altenburg, Tilman / Christian von Drachenfels (2008)
Business environment reforms: why is it necessary to rethink priorities and strategies
in: Enterprise Development & Microfinance 19 (3), 191-203 - Altenburg, Tilman (2008)
A new global shift: the rise of anchor countries
in: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie 52 (1), 1-3 - Altenburg, Tilman (2008)
L'aide projet aux service des réformes politiques
in: L' actualité des services aux enterprises 15 (3), 1–5 - Altenburg, Tilman (2008)
The business environment: learning from Africa
in: Enterprise Development and Microfinance 19 (3), 15-26 - Altenburg, Tilman / Andreas Stamm / Hubert Schmitz (2008)
Breakthrough? China's and India's transition from production to innovation
in: World Development 36 (2), 325-344 - Altenburg, Tilman / Julia Leininger (2008)
Global shifts caused by the rise of anchor countries
in: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie 52 (1), 4-19 - Altenburg, Tilman / Christian von Drachenfels (2006)
The "New Minimalist Approach" to private-sector development: a critical assessment
in: Development Policy Review 24 (4), 387-411 - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Shaping value chains for development : symposium
in: The European Journal of Development Research 18 (4), 493-621 - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Crossfire debate: reforming the business environment ist key to the poor
(Vincent Palmade vs. Tilman Altenburg), in: Small Enterprise Development 17 (4), 4–7 - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Governance patterns in value chains and their development impact
in: The European Journal of Development Research 18 (4), 498-521 - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Introduction to the special issue: shaping value chains for development
in: The European Journal of Development Research 18 (4), 493-497 - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Opportunities for Asian countries to catch up with knowledge-based competition
in: Bengt-Åke Lundvall / Patarapong Intarakummnerd / Jan Vang (eds.), Asia's innovation systems in transition, Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar Publ., 21-53 - Altenburg, Tilman / Ute Eckardt (2006)
Productivity enhancement and equitable development: the challenge for SME development
Wien: United Nations Industrial Development Organization - Altenburg, Tilman (2005)
Cooperating with the private sector in development cooperation: strategic alliances with lead firms in production networks
in: H. Ahrens (ed.), Development cooperation: evaluation and new approaches, Berlin: Duncker & Humbolt (Schriften des Vereins für Sozialpolitik 308)
Non-refereed Publications
- Altenburg, Tilmann / Anna Pegels / Mauricio Böhl Gutierrez et al. (2024)
Greening economies in partner countries: priorities for International cooperation
(Policy Brief 2/2024) - Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Rita Strohmaier / Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2023)
Green hydrogen: implications for international cooperation: with special reference to South Africa
(Discussion Paper 9/2023) - Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore / Tilman Altenburg (2022)
How does urban rail development in China and India enable technological upgrading?
(Discussion Paper 14/2022) - Altenburg, Tilman / Steffen Bauer / Clara Brandi / Michael Brüntrup / Daniele Malerba / Babette Never / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Jenny To / Ulrich Volz (2022)
Ökologische Strukturpolitik: ein starker Profilbaustein für die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
(Discussion Paper 8/2022) - Altenburg, Tilman / Manuel Albaladejo / Smeeta Fokeer / Nele Wenck (2022)
Green hydrogen: opportunities for industrial development through forward linkages from renewables. Global Supply Chains blog
in: Sustainable Global Supply Chains Annual Report 2022, 98-104 - Altenburg, Tilman / Lay, Jann / Maihold, Günther / Thiele, Rainer (2022)
Sustainable Global Supply Chains Annual Report 2022
Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman / Manuel Albaladejo / Smeeta Fokeer / Nele Wenck / Petra Schwager (2022)
Green Hydrogen: fuelling industrial development for a clean and sustainable future
published on greenindustryplatform.org, 01.02.2022 - Altenburg, Tilman / Manuel Albaladejo / Smeta Fokeer / Nele Wenck / Petra Schwager (2022)
Green Hydrogen: Fuelling industrial development for a clean and sustainable future
published on iap.unido.org (UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform), 22.02.2022 - Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
COVID-19 – Turning point in the process of industrialization?
in: UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Paper Series 8 (2021) - Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?
(Discussion Paper 32/2021) - Altenburg, Tilman / Kasper Vrolijk (2021)
Making economies more sustainable: what role for industrial hubs?
published on iap.unido.org, 23.02.2021 - Vidican Auktor, Georgeta / Tilman Altenburg / Andreas Stamm (2020)
The transition towards a green economy and its implications for quality infrastructure
(Studies 102) - Pegels, Anna / Clara Brandi / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
Can the global Green New Deal movement survive the pandemic?
published on greengrowthknowledge.org, 30.04.2020 (Online) - Altenburg, Tilman / Xiao Chen / Wilfried Lütkenhorst / Cornelia Staritz / Lindsay Whitfield (2020)
Exporting out of China or out of Africa? Automation versus relocation in the global clothing industry
(Discussion Paper 1/2020) - Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Maximilian Müngersdorff / Tim Stoffel / Kasper Vrolijk (2019)
Soziale und ökologische Herausforderungen der globalen Textilwirtschaft: Lösungsbeiträge der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman / Brahima Coulibaly (2018)
Jobs für Afrika: Chancen in einer Weltwirtschaft im Umbruch
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 11/2018) - Altenburg, Tilman / Brahima Coulibaly (2018)
Meeting Africa’s employment challenge in a changing world
(Briefing Paper 18/2018) - Altenburg, Tilman / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2018)
Prudent industrial policies should guide markets
in: D+C: Development and Cooperation (Monthly e-paper), December 2017, 16-17 - Altenburg, Tilman (2017)
The retail revolution
in: D+C: Development and Cooperation (Monthly e-paper), October 2017, 38-39 - Altenburg, Tilman (2017)
Arbeitsplatzoffensive für Afrika
(Discussion Paper 23/2017) - Altenburg, Tilman / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2017)
Identifying future growth potentials: a consolidated approach
(Briefing Paper 15/2017) - Altenburg, Tilman / Cecilia Fischer / Kerstin Huck / Anna Kruip / Sören Müller / Stefanie Sörensen (2017)
Managing coastal ecosystems in the Philippines: what Cash for Work programmes can contribute
(Studies 94) - Altenburg, Tilman / Christine Hackenesch / Stephan Klingebiel (2017)
Stabilität durch Entwicklung und Demokratie: eine neue Afrika-Politik für Deutschland und Europa
in: Wolfgang Ischinger / Dirk Messner (Hrsg.), Deutschlands neue Verantwortung: die Zukunft der deutschen und europäischen Außen-, Entwicklungs- und Sicherheitspolitik, Berlin: Econ, 356-359 - Altenburg, Tilman / Maria Kleinz / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2016)
Directing structural change: from tools to policy
(Discussion Paper 24/2016) - Altenburg, Tilman / Elmar Kulke / Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa / Lisa Peterskovsky / Caroline Reeg (2016)
Making retail modernisation in developing countries inclusive: a development policy perspective
(Discussion Paper 2/2016) - Loewe, Markus / Anna Pegels / Tilman Altenburg (2015)
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
in: Loewe, Markus / Nicole Rippin (eds.), Translating an ambitious vision into global transformation: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), (Discussion Paper 7/2015), 51-58 - Loewe, Markus / Georgeta Vidican / Tilman Altenburg / Matthias Ruchser (2015)
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
in: Loewe, Markus / Nicole Rippin (eds.), Translating an ambitious vision into global transformation: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), (Discussion Paper 7/2015), 47-50 - Messner, Dirk / Tilman Altenburg / Ambuj Sagar (2014)
Indo-German expert group on green and inclusive economy
Background paper: exploring pathways towards a green and inclusive transformation - Altenburg, Tilman / Oliver Johnson / Tobias Engelmeier (2014)
Rent management and policy learning in green technology development: the case of solar energy in India
in: Anna Pegels, Green industrial policy in emerging countries, London: Routledge, 104-125 - Johnson, Oliver / Tilman Altenburg / Hubert Schmitz (2014)
Rent management capabilities for the green transformation
in: Anna Pegels, Green industrial policy in emerging countries, London: Routledge, 9-37 - Altenburg, Tilman (2014)
From combustion engines to electric vehicles: a study of technological path creation and disruption in Germany
(Discussion Paper 29/2014) - Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Tilman Altenburg / Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican (2014)
Green industrial policy: managing transformation under uncertainty
(Discussion Paper 28/2014) - Schmitz, Hubert / Oliver Johnson / Tilman Altenburg (2013)
Rent management: the heart of green industrial policy
(IDS Working Paper 418) - Altenburg, Tilman / Tobias Engelmeier (2012)
Rent management and policy learning in green technology development: the case of solar energy in India
(Discussion Paper 12/2012) - Altenburg, Tilman (ed.) (2012)
Sustainability-oriented innovation systems in China and India
Innovation and Development 2 (1), Special Issue - Altenburg, Tilman (2011)
Industrial policy in developing countries: overview and lessons from seven country cases
(Discussion Paper 4/2011) - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
Managed latecomer strategies vs. political capture: can developing countries handle selective business promotion?
in: Dirk te Velde (ed)., Effective state-business relations, industrial policy and economic growth, London: Overseas Development Institute, 15-16 - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
Arm aber Weltmacht: in welcher Form ist Entwicklungszusammenarbeit mit Indien noch zeitgemäß?
in: Erich G. Fritz (Hrsg.), Entwicklungsland, Schwellenland, Global Player: Indiens Weg in die Verantwortung, Oberhausen: Athena Verl., 271-280 - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
Industrial policy in Ethiopia
(Discussion Paper 2/2010) - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
Neue Steuerungsmodelle für die Marktwirtschsaft
in: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) : Jahresbericht 2009-2010, 15-17 - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
New governance systems for market economies
in: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) : Annual Report 2009-2010, 14-17 - Altenburg, Tilman / Britta Rennkamp (2010)
Globalisierung von Wissenschaft und Innovationsprozessen
in: Dirk Messner u.a. (Hrsg.), Globale Trends 2010: Frieden - Entwicklung - Umwelt, Frankfurt: Fischer, 361-377 - Altenburg, Tilman (2009)
Biodiesel policies for India: achieving optimal socio-economic and environmental impact
in : P.B. Sharma / Naveen Kumar (eds.), New frontiers in biofuels, Chennai: Scitech Publ., 523-533 - Altenburg, Tilman / Hildegard Dietz / Matthias Hahl / Nikos Nikolidakis / Christ (2009)
Biodiesel in India: value chain organisation and policy options for rural development
(Studies 43) - von Drachenfels, Christian / Tilman Altenburg / Matthias Krause (2008)
Seven theses on doing business
For a meeting with the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and the Doing Business team in Washington, DC, 24-26 September 2008 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) , Bonn, Draft - Weikert, Jochen / Tilman Altenburg (2008)
From conflict to collaboration: NGOs and business
in: CSR Asia Weekly 3 (48), 8–10 - Altenburg, Tilman / Christian von Drachenfels (2008)
Creating an enabling environment for private sector development in sub-Saharan Africa
Vienna: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation - Altenburg, Tilman / Christina Rosendahl / Andreas Stamm / Christian von Drachenfels (2008)
Industrial policy: a key element of the social and ecological market economy
in: The social and ecological markt economy: a model for Asian development? Eschborn: GTZ, 134-153 - Altenburg, Tilman (2008)
New global players in innovation? China's and India's technological catch-up and the low carbon economy
in: Hubert Schmitz / Dirk Messner (eds), Poor and powerful: the rise of China and India and its implications for Europe, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (DIE Discussion Paper 13/2008), 26-39 - Seelige, Kathrin / Tilman Altenburg (2008)
Chance für die ländliche Entwicklung
in: E+Z Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 49 (12), 463-466 - Altenburg, Tilman / Jochen Weikert (2008)
From conflict to collaboration
in: ICEP/CODESPA (eds.), Global CSR casebook: business and poverty; innovative strategies for global CSR; the global CSR casebook, 221-227 - Seelige, Kathrin / Tilman Altenburg (2008)
Reconsidering biofuels in India
in: D+C Development and Cooperation 35 (12), 463-466 - Altenburg, Tilman (2007)
Donor approaches to supporting pro-poor value chains
Report prepared for the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development Working Group on Linkages and Value Chains, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg (2007)
Ankerländer: neue Akteure in der globalen Wissensgesellschaft
in: Geographische Rundschau 59 (9), 12-19 - Altenburg, Tilman / Jochen Weikert (2007)
Trilateral development cooperation with "New Donors"
(Briefing Paper 5/2007) - Altenburg, Tilman (2007)
From project to policy reform: experiences of German development cooperation
(Studies 27) - Altenburg, Tilman / Jochen Weikert (2007)
Entwicklungspolitische Dreieckskooperationen mit "Neuen Gebern"
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2007) - Altenburg, Tilman / Christian von Drachenfels (2007)
Creating an enabling business environment in Asia: to what extent is public support warranted?
(Discussion Paper 2/2007) - von Drachenfels, Christian / Tilman Altenburg (2007)
Strengthening the dynamism of private-sector growth in sub-Saharan Africa
in: Stephan Klingebiel (ed.), Africa Agenda for 2007: suggestions for the German G8 and EU Council presidencies, Bonn: German Development Institute (Discussion Paper 4/2007), 93–99 - Altenburg, Tilman / Jochen Weikert (2006)
Möglichkeiten und Grenzen entwicklungspolitischer Dreieckskooperationen mit Ankerländern
(Discussion Paper 15/2006) - Altenburg, Tilman / Christian von Drachenfels (2006)
Stärkung privatwirtschaftlicher Wachstumsdynamik in Subsahara-Afrika
in: Stephan Klingebiel (Hrsg.), Afrika-Agenda 2007: Ansatzpunkte für den deutschen G8-Vorsitz und die EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (Discussion Paper 18/2006), 99–105 - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Multi-sectoral partnerships: how to build successful alliances
in: InWEnt / Instituto Ethos / Global Compact / World Bank Institute (eds.), Fighting poverty: a business opportunity, Report of the 10th International Business Forum, Bonn / Washington - Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg (2005)
Ein Fuß in der Tür
in: E+Z Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 46 (10) - Altenburg, Tilman / Detlef Radke (2005)
Wirtschaftsreform und Aufbau der Marktwirtschaft
in: Ricardo Gómez (Hrsg.), Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft als Leitbild für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) - Altenburg, Tilman (2000)
Promoting the private sector for employment and poverty reduction - a central task of development cooperation
(Briefing Paper 4/2000) - Altenburg, Tilman / H. Nuhn (Hrsg.) (1995)
Apertura comercial en Centroamérica: nuevos retos para la industria
San José, Costa Rica: Departamento Ecuménico de Investigaciones / Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Opinion Pieces
- Altenburg, Tilman / Anna Pegels (2023)
Greening cooperation for economic development
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 22 November 2023 - Altenburg, Tilman / Axel Berger/ Clara Brandi (2023)
The global race to subsidise green technologies
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 17 April 2023 - Altenburg, Tilman / Andreas Stamm / Rita Strohmaier (2023)
Green hydrogen – support for the just transition?
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 13 March 2023 - Stamm, Andreas / Rita Strohmaier / Tilman Altenburg / Huri Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2021)
Why Germany’s hydrogen strategy needs supplementing with a multilateral agenda
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 22 September 2021 - Altenburg, Tilman (2021)
Why green industrial policy should be a priority area of development cooperation
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), The Current Column of 1 July 2021 - Altenburg, Tilman (2020)
Africa’s untapped economic potential
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 27 January 2020) - Altenburg, Tilman / Lütkenhorst, Wilfried (2017)
Smart industrial policy is key to today’s development agenda
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 08.05.2017) - Loewe, Markus / Tilman Altenburg / Bernhard Trautner / Georgeta Vidican (2016)
An Italian researcher is tortured to death in Cairo – sombre cause to reconsider the way we work with Egypt
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (The Current Column of 17 March 2016) - Altenburg, Tilman / Georgeta Vidican (2012)
Industrial development and employment promotion through renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies: international experience and policy options for Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries
Strategy paper contributing to the Mediterranean Solar Plan of the Union for the Mediterranean, Barcelona - Altenburg, Tilman (2011)
Can industrial policy work under neopatrimonial rule?
United Nations University UNU-WIDER (Working Paper 2011/41) - Altenburg, Tilman (2010)
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Wirtschaft: Synergien und Zielkonflikte
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Wirtschaft:zwischen Konfrontation und Kooperation, Bonn: VENRO (2015 im Gespräch 16) - Berensmann, Kathrin / Tilman Altenburg (2008)
Berufschancen fur deutsche Hochschulabsolventen in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Berensmann, Kathrin / Tilman Altenburg (2007)
Berufschancen für deutsche Hochschulabsolventen in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman (2007)
Donor Approaches to Supporting Pro-poor Value Chains
working paper, Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Technische Zusammenarbeit mit Ankerländern: Beratungspapier für das BMZ - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Gesamtkontext der Deutsch-Indischen Kooperation: eine Portfolioanalyse
(Discussion Paper 13/2006) - Altenburg, Tilman (2006)
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Gesamtkontext der Deutsch-Mexikanischen Kooperation: eine Portfolioanalyse
(Discussion Paper 9/2006) - Altenburg, Tilman (2005)
The private sector and development agencies: how to form successfull alliances?
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) , paper presented at the 10th International Business Forum, New York, 13.09.2005 - Altenburg, Tilman et al. (2005)
Energie- und klimapolitische Kooperation mit Ankerländern
mimeo, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman / Andreas Stamm (2004)
Privatwirtschaft als Motor für Armutsminderung. 15 Thesen zur Weiterentwicklung des deutschen EZ-Instrumentariums
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman / Andreas Stamm (2004)
Towards more effective provision of business services. Conceptual considerations and practical examples from Thai-German development cooperation
(Discussion Paper 4/2004) - Altenburg, Tilman / Lucia de Carlo / Elke Demtschück / Brigitte Hamm (2004)
Strategische Allianzen und Corporate Social Responsiblity: Instrumente für die entwicklungspolitische Kooperation mit der Wirtschaft
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Claus, Burghard / Tilman Altenburg (2003)
Berufschancen für deutsche Hochschulabsolventen in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman (2003)
Welche Chancen haben Entwicklungsländer im globalen Innovationswettbewerb?
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Altenburg, Tilman (2002)
La Promoción de Clusters Industriales en América Latina: Experiencias y Estrategias
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungpolitik / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - Altenburg, Tilman (2002)
Transnational corporations and the development of local firms
in: Partners in Development?, Proceedings of the 2002 Conference of the Association of Development Researchers in Denmark (FAU), Kopenhagen - Altenburg, Tilman / Gundula Weitz (2001)
E-Business im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel: Welche Chancen haben KMU?
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungpolitik / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - Altenburg, Tilman / Philipp Botzenhardt (2001)
eBusiness in der Bekleidungswirtschaft: Welche Chancen haben KMU?
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungpolitik / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - Altenburg, Tilman (1998)
Malaysia: Industriepolitik zwischen Asienkrise und politischer Patronage
FES-Analysen August 1998
Projects
- SuperSustain – The role of supermarkets as key agents in systems of sustainable consumption and production
- Research Network “Sustainable Global Supply Chains”
- Feminist employment policy: women, structural change and labour markets in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) regions
- Inclusive and sustainable smart cities: Sustainable transport and circular economy and their economic co-benefits in Latin America and Asia
- Green hydrogen economy of tomorrow - (how) can developing and emerging countries benefit?
- Implementing the 2030 Agenda: Integrating Growth, Environment, Equality and Governance
- Poverty, Inequality and Well-being
- The transition towards a Green Economy and its implications for quality infrastructure
- Employment promotion by development cooperation
- Development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME)
- Micro and Small Enterprise Upgrading in Egypt, India and the Philippines
- Green industrial policy
- Shaping value chains with a view to development needs
- Technological trajectories for climate change mitigation in China, Europe and India
- Industrial policies in developing countries
- The political economy of deep decarbonisation pathways
- Retail liberalization in developing countries: Trends and policies
- Green and inclusive energy systems
- Building domestic capabilities in renewable energy: A case study of Morocco
- Innovations for ecologically sustainable development
- Industrial policies in low and lower middle income countries
- Promoting innovation in developing countries
- Creating a conducive investment climate
- "Anchor Countries" and “Asian Drivers of Global Change“
- Biodiesel in India: Value chain organisation and policy options for rural development in India
- Verbesserung der Rahmenbedingungen für die Privatsektorentwicklung und Förderung wirtschaftlicher Innovationen in Subsahara-Afrika (SSA)
- Kooperation mit Ankerländern: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven
Contact
E-mail Tilman.Altenburg@idos-research.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-182
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130
Highlight
Greening cooperation for economic development
Altenburg, Tilman / Anna Pegels (2023)
The Current Column of 22 November 2023
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Green hydrogen: implications for international cooperation: with special reference to South Africa
Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Rita Strohmaier / Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2023)
Discussion Paper 9/2023
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China's leapfrogging in electromobility: a story of green transformation driving catch-up and competitive advantage
Altenburg, Tilman / Nicoletta Corrocher / Franco Malerba (2022)
in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change (183), article 121914