In the process of state-led economic structural transformation,industrial policy and state ca-pacity are more often than not raised as the key determi-nants shaping the effectiveness of government interven-tion.While acknowledging that,this article argues that mere policy and capacity cannot fully explain the results of transformation;the development will of state,which is often neglected in the research,has also played an in-dispensable role.Given the under-researched state of de-velopment will,this article attempts to explore how we could possibly define,study and compare development will of different states.The article defines"development will"as the will or motivation of state,especially of whose who hold the core power of state,to promote economic development,and further develops the concept into two levels,the extent of sincerity and the extent of imple-mentation.It then proposes that two factors,the power implication of development and distribution pattern of power,determines the extent of sincerity and implemen-tation of state development will.On the basis of that,the article chooses the economic development and trans-formation cases of Ethiopia,Rwanda,Nigeria and South Africa from the 1990s,and explains the differences of development will among the four states by applying the theoretical framework proposed in the article.
Development willStructural trans-formationState interventionPower
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