From Potential to Performance: Ibrahim Sultan’s Vision and the Foundations of Eritrea’s Developmental State

From Potential to Performance: Ibrahim Sultan’s Vision and the Foundations of Eritrea’s Developmental State

Eritrea’s challenge is not simply to recover from decades of economic underperformance, but to build the capacity to move from potential to sustained performance. Drawing on the ideas of Halima’s dilemma, Woldeab Woldemariam, and Ibrahim Sultan, this article examines how moral purpose, civic organization, and capable institutions can provide the foundation for a developmental state. It outlines six interconnected pillars—agriculture, industry, d…