Raphael Malcolm Kaplinsky (born 31 December 1946)[1][2] is an Honorary Professor at the Science Policy Research Unit and an Emeritus Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.[3] 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.

Raphael Kaplinsky
Kaplinsky in 2022
Born (1946-12-31) 31 December 1946 (age 77)
South Africa
SpouseCatherine
Children2, including Natasha Kaplinsky, Benjamin Jacob Kaplinsky
Academic work
InstitutionsSPRU, University of Sussex
Websitehttps://raphiekaplinsky.com/

Early life

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Kaplinsky at UCT in 1968

Kaplinsky's father Morris, a Polish Jew, emigrated to South Africa from the town of Slonim, now in Belarus in 1929.[4] 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.[5]

Personal life

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Kaplinsky married Catherine Charlewood, a psychoanalyst in 1969. They have a daughter, Natasha Kaplinsky, a TV presenter (born 1972) a son, Benjamin Kaplinsky, a technology lawyer (born 1975)[6] 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

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Books

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  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1978). Readings on the multinational corporation in Kenya. Nairobi New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195724455.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1982). Computer-aided design: electronics, comparative advantage and development. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 9780029495209.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1984). Sugar processing: the development of a Third-World technology. London Nairobi: Intermediate Technology Publications Africa Book Services. ISBN 9780903031981.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1984). Automation: the technology and society. Harlow, Essex, UK: Longman. ISBN 9780582902039.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1984). Third World industrialisation in the 1980s: open economies in a closing world. London Totowa, New Jersey: F. Cass. ISBN 9780714632407.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Hoffman, Kurt (1988). Driving force: the global restructuring of technology, labour, and investment in the automobile and components industries. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. ISBN 9780813375021.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Cooper, Charles (1989). Technology and development in the third industrial revolution. London Savage, Maryland: F. Cass. ISBN 9780714633893.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; et al. (1989). Cane sugar, the small-scale processing option: proceedings of a joint ITDG/IDS conference, 10-11 September 1987. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. ISBN 9781853390159.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1990). The economies of small: appropriate technology in a changing world. London, UK. Washington, D.C., USA: IT Publications Appropriate Technology International. ISBN 9781853390722.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Posthuma, Anne (1994). Easternisation: the spread of Japanese management techniques to developing countries. Ilford, Essex, England Portland, Oregon: F. Cass. ISBN 9780714641355.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Humphrey, John; Saraph, Prasad V. (1998). Corporate restructuring: Crompton Greaves and the challenge of globalisation. New Delhi Thousand Oaks, California: Response Books. ISBN 9780761992547.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2005). Globalization, poverty and inequality: between a rock and a hard place. Cambridge, UK Malden, Massachusetts: Polity. ISBN 9780745635545.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and Farooki, Masuma (2011). How China Disrupted Global Commodities: The Reshaping of the World’s Resource Sector. Routledge studies in global competition. London: Routledge.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Farooki, Masuma (2012). The impact of China on global commodity prices: the global reshaping of the resource sector. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415556866.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2021). Sustainable futures: An agenda for action. Cambridge, UK; Medford, Massachusetts: Polity. ISBN 9781509547821.

Chapters in books

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  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1965), "Comparative advantage by design", in Langdon, Richard. Technological change and design. London, UK: Royal College of Art.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1983), "Accumulation at the periphery: a special case – The Seychelles", in Cohen, Robin (ed.), African islands and enclaves, London, UK: Sage Publications, pp. 195–216, ISBN 9780803919662.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (1989), "'Technological revolution' and the international division of labour in manufacturing. A place for the third world?", in Kaplinsky, Raphael; Cooper, Charles (eds.), Technology and development in the third industrial revolution, London Savage, Maryland: F. Cass, pp. 5–36, ISBN 9780714633893.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2006), "How can agricultural commodity producers appropriate a greater share of value chain incomes?", in Sarris, Alexander; Hallam, David (eds.), Agricultural commodity markets and trade: new approaches to analyzing market structure and instability, Cheltenham, UK Northampton, Massachusetts: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Edward Elgar Pub, pp. 356–379, ISBN 9781845424442. Details.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2006), "Winners and losers: China's trade threats and opportunities for Africa", in Mepham, David; Wild, Leni (eds.), The new sinosphere: China in Africa, London, UK: Institute of Public Policy Research, pp. 12–22. Pdf.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Morris, Mike (2009), "The Asian drivers and SSA: MFA quota removal and the portents for African industrialisation?", in McCormick, Dorothy; Kuzilwa, Joseph A.; Gebre-Egziabher, Tegegne (eds.), Industrialising Africa in the era of globalisation: challenges to clothing and footwear, Nairobi, Kenya: University of Nairobi Press, ISBN 9789966846860. Details. Pdf.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2009), "Two scientists for every man, woman and dog in America? How sustainable is globalisation?", in Yueh, Linda (ed.), The law and economics of globalisation: new challenges for a world in flux, Cheltenham, UK Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar, pp. 279–298, ISBN 9781845421953. Pdf.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Morris, Mike (2009), "How can Sub-Saharan Africa turn the China-India threat into an opportunity", in Kremer, Monique; van Lieshout, Peter; Went, Robert (eds.), Doing good or doing better: development policies in a globalizing world, Scientific Council for Government Policy - WRR Verkenningen, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 279–302, ISBN 9789048508778. Pdf.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2010), "Environment, inequality, and the internal contradictions of globalization", in Wilson, Gordon; Furniss, Pamela; Kimbowa, Richard (eds.), Environment, development, and sustainability: perspectives and cases from around the world, Oxford New York Milton Keynes England: Oxford University Press in association with the Open University, pp. 149–158, ISBN 9780199560646.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Farooki, Masuma (2010), "Global value chains, the crisis, and the shift in markets from the north to the south", in Cattaneo, Olivier; Gereffi, Gary; Staritz, Cornelia (eds.), Global value chains in a postcrisis world a development perspective, Washington, D.C.: World Bank, pp. 125–154, ISBN 9780821384992.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2010), "Asian drivers, commodities prices and the terms of trade", in Nissanke, Machiko; Mavrotas, George (eds.), Commodities, governance and economic development under globalization, Basingstoke England New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 117–138, ISBN 9780230203341.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; McCormick, Dorothy; Morris, Mike (2010), "Impacts and challenges of a growing relationship between China and sub-Saharan Africa", in Padayachee, Vishnu (ed.), The political economy of Africa, London New York: Routledge, pp. 389–409, ISBN 9780415480390. Pdf.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2011), "Innovation for pro-poor growth: from redistribution with growth to redistribution through growth", in Conference in Honour of Sir Richard Jolly – "From structural adjustment to human development: impact on poverty and inequality", 17–18 November 2011, Brighton.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2011), "What contribution can China make to inclusive growth in SSA?", in China Rising Conference, 5–6 December 2011, University of Bristol.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael; Fu, Xiaolan; Kale, Dinar (2012), "Global manufactures prices, 1988–2006: how do China's exports compare?", in Fu, Xiaolan (ed.), China's role in global economic recovery, Abingdon, Oxon New York: Routledge, pp. 127–145, ISBN 9780203803257.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and Morris, Mike (2012), "The structure of supply chains and their implications for export supply" in D. A. Ajakaiye and T. A. Ojeyide (eds.), Trade, Infrastructure and Development, London: Routledge.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and Morris, Mike (2012), "Chinese Overseas FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa", in I. Alon, M. Fetscherin and P. Gugler (eds.), Chinese International Investments, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan (Foreword by P. Buckley)
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2013), "Past innovation trajectories in Latin America and current innovation trajectories in China" inG. Dutrénit, K. Lee, O. Vera-Cruz and R. Nelson (eds), Learning, capability building and development, EADI Global Development Series, Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 263–281.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2014), "Walking (Stumbling?) on Two Legs: Meeting SSA’s Industrialization Challenge", in J. E. Stiglitz, J. Yifu Lin and E. Patel (eds.), The Industrial Policy Revolution II, International Economic Association, London: Macmillan.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2014), "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 (eds.), International Business and Sustainable Development, European International Business Association Vol. 8 Progress in International Business Research, Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2014), "Innovation for pro-poor growth: from redistribution with growth to redistribution through growth", in Stewart, Frances; Cornia, Giovanni A. (eds.), Towards human development new approaches to macroeconomics and inequality, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, pp. 245–268, ISBN 9780198706083.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2014), ’Bottom of the pyramid Innovation’ and pro-poor growth in M.A. Dutz, Y. Kuznetsov, E. Lasagabaster and D. Pilat (eds.), Making Innovation Policy Work: Learning from Experimentation, Paris and New York: OECD and The World Bank.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2016), "Global Value Chains, Where they came from, where they are going and why this is important" in J. Weiss and M. Tribe (eds.), Handbook on Industrial Development, Abingdon: Routledge
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael and M. Farooki (2017), "Raul Prebisch and the terms of trade; How things have changed…." in M. E. Margulis (ed), The Global Political Economy of Raul Prebisch, London: Routledge
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2019), "Technology for Sustainable Development" in Machiko Nissanke and Jose Antonio Ocampo (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Development Economics: Critical Reflections on Globalisation and Development, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Kaplinsky, Raphael (2019), "Rent and inequality in global value chains" in S.Ponte, F. Gereffi and G. Raj-Reichert (eds.), Handbook on Global Value Chains, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Journal articles

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Papers

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References

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  1. ^ "Kaplinsky, Raphael". Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 February 2017. (Raphael Kaplinsky; b. 12/31/1946)
  2. ^ "CV | Raphie Kaplinsky". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ Kaplinsky, Raphael. "Raphael Kaplinsky, professorial fellow". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Natasha Kaplinsky cries for family Nazi deaths". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ Kaplinsky, Natasha (Guest) (6 September 2007). Natasha Kaplinsky (TV programme). Who Do You Think You Are?. London: BBC. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ^ Taboola (31 January 2009). "Profile on Natasha Kaplinsky". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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