FASID Discussion Paper Series on International Development Strategies 2006-09-003 The Development of the Footwear Industry in Ethiopia: How Different Is It from the East Asian Experience? Tetsushi Sonobe Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, Japan John Akoten Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, Nairobi, Kenya and Keijiro Otsuka Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Tokyo, Japan September 2006 Corresponding author: Dr. Keijiro Otsuka, Graduate Program, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677, Japan. Tel: +81-3-6439-6228, Fax: +81-3-6439-6010. E-mail: otsuka@grips.ac.jp