Structural Aspects Of Manufacturing In Sub Saharan Africa
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Structural Aspects Of Manufacturing In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Tyler Biggs
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Structural Aspects Of Manufacturing In Sub Saharan Africa written by Tyler Biggs and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Urban Management Programme Paper No. 20. Reviews the specific actions that municipalities and city governments may take in contributing to urban poverty reduction. The paper highlights example of issues, options, and constraints that urban governments must address in fighting poverty. It focuses on municipalities and other city-level government entities as a critical institutional level of intervention. Other language editions available: French--Stock No. 13814 (ISBN 0-8213-3814-5); Spanish--Stock No. 13813 (ISBN 0-8213-3813-7).
Structural Aspects Of Manufacturing In Sub Saharan Africa Finding From A Seven Country Enterprise Survey
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Author : Tyler Biggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Structural Aspects Of Manufacturing In Sub Saharan Africa Finding From A Seven Country Enterprise Survey written by Tyler Biggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Exportaciones - Africa al sur del sahara categories.
Light Manufacturing In Africa
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Author : Hinh T. Dinh
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2012-02-24
Light Manufacturing In Africa written by Hinh T. Dinh and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-24 with Business & Economics categories.
This book examines how light manufacturing can offer a viable solution for Sub-Saharan Africa's need for structural transformation and productive job creation, given its potential competitiveness based on low wage costs and an abundance of natural resources that supply raw materials needed for industries. Based on five different analytical tools and data sources, the book examines in detail the binding constraints in each of the subsectors relevant for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): apparel, leather goods, metal products, agribusiness, and wood products. Ethiopia is used as an example, with Vietnam as a comparator and China as a benchmark, and with insights from Tanzania and Zambia used to draw out lessons more broadly for SSA. The book recommends a program of focused policies to exploit Africa's latent comparative advantage in a particular group of light manufacturing industries - especially leather goods, garments, and agricultural processing. These industries hold the prospect of initiating rapid, substantial, and potentially self-propelling waves of rising output, employment, productivity, and exports that can push countries like Ethiopia on a path of structural change of the sort recently achieved in both China and Vietnam. The timing for these initiatives is very appropriate as China's comparative advantage in these areas is diminishing due to steep cost increases associated with rising wages and non-wage labor costs, escalating land prices, and mounting regulatory costs. Five features of this book distinguish it from previous studies. First, the detailed work on light manufacturing at the subsector and product levels in five countries provide in-depth cost comparisons between Asia and Africa that can be used as a framework for future studies. Second, the book uses a wide array of quantitative and qualitative techniques to identify key constraints to enterprises and to evaluate firm performance differences across countries. Third, the findings that firm constraints vary by country, sector, and firm size led to a focused approach to identifying constraints and combining market-based measures and select government intervention to remove them. Fourth, the solution to light manufacturing problems cuts across many sectors: solving the manufacturing inputs problem requires solving specific issues in agriculture, education, and infrastructure. African countries cannot afford to wait until all the problems across sectors are resolved. Fifth, the book draws on experiences and solutions from other developing countries to inform its recommendations. This book will be very valuable to African policy makers, professional economists, and anyone interested in the economic development, industrialization, and structural transformation of developing countries.
Industrial Development In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Industrial Development In Sub Saharan Africa written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
Lists some of the characteristics of manufacturing industries, which are important for general economic development. Sketches the background to, theoretical basis, and experience with SAPs, followed by a critique and prognosis. Gives an example of basics to be used in an industrial strategy.
The African Manufacturing Firm
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Author : Ata Mazaheri
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-11-02
The African Manufacturing Firm written by Ata Mazaheri and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-02 with Business & Economics categories.
The book provides a useful source of greater understanding of African manufacturing firms and the perplexing lack of widespread industrial growth during the post-colonial decades.
Industrialization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Kaleb G. Abreha
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2021-12-18
Industrialization In Sub Saharan Africa written by Kaleb G. Abreha and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of manufacturing in development for late industrializers, especially ith more job creation. Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of manufacturing in development for late industrializers, especially in view of rapid advancements in technologies and restructuring of international trade.Concurrently, industrialization and structural transformation are integral to the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the development strategies of several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Given this renewed interest in industrialization across the region, a central question is not whether SSA countries should pursue industrialization as a potential path to sustainable growth but how to promote the prospects of industrialization. Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains addresses this question by reassessing the prospects for industrialization in SSA countries through integration into global value chains. It also examines the role of policy in enhancing these prospects. The main findings indicate that • SSA has not experienced premature deindustrialization; the region has witnessed substantial growth in manufacturing jobs despite a lack of improvement in the contribution of manufacturing value-added to GDP. • The region’s integration into manufacturing global value chains is reasonably high but it is dominated by exports of primary products and engagement in low-skill tasks. • Global value chain integration has led to job growth, and backward integration is associated with more job creation. The report emphasizes the role of policy in maintaining a competitive market environment, promoting productivity growth, and investing in skills development and enabling sectors such as infrastructure and finance. Policy makers can strengthen the global value chain linkages by (1) increasing the value-added content of current exports, (2) upgrading into high-skill tasks, and (3) creating comparative advantages in knowledge-intensive industries.
Industries Without Smokestacks
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Author : Richard S. Newfarmer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Industries Without Smokestacks written by Richard S. Newfarmer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Business & Economics categories.
A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Manufacturing Africa
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Author : Roger Riddell
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Release Date : 1990
Manufacturing Africa written by Roger Riddell and has been published by Heinemann Educational Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Africa categories.
Industrialization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : William F. Steel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Industrialization In Sub Saharan Africa written by William F. Steel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Business & Economics categories.
The paper analyzes industrialization experience in sub - Saharan Africa in the last three decades. Focusing on ten key countries, it draws conclusions about the impact of the initial conditions, the external environment, strategies and policies on past industrial development and identifies critical issues for future industrial policy. The analysis centers around three major themes. First, the inward-looking strategy of industrialization, as it was implemented in most African countries, generally increased dependence on imports and was not supported by policies to promote a growing surplus of domestic inputs. Second, vigorous public sector investment or take-over has been widely used to expand basic industries and reduce foreign domination, but pursuit of multiple objectives and over-extension have resulted in disappointing public sector financial performance and efficiency. The third theme concerns the incentive structure created by price, trade, investment and other policies. The paper highlights the critical issues for self-sustained, efficient industrialization. Key strategic questions are the appropriate balance between agriculture and industry and between large- and small-scale sectors, and the appropriate public sector role and intervention points.
Industrialization In Sub Saharan Africa Challenges And Opportunities
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2018-11-12
Industrialization In Sub Saharan Africa Challenges And Opportunities written by and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-12 with Political Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: 1,0, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, language: English, abstract: The main question that is supposed to be answered in this paper is: does Africa need Industrial policy for (sustainable) economic development? How are these policies supposed to look like and what are the preconditions to achieve them? To be able to find solutions for these interrelated questions, they have to be embedded in a broader context. First, a short introduction into the history of Africa’s economic development, with regard to (de)industrialization, is being given. To understand why industrial policy might be of importance, one also has to look into the relationship between structural transformation and the chances of economic growth. This paper is aiming to give an overview about the reasons why Africa (mostly Sub-Saharan Africa) has missed industrialization, how structural transformation can lead to (sustainable) economic development and growth and which chances and challenges African countries face as late-industrializers in a world with high levels of globalization. The first part is meant to give a short introduction into the economic development and (de-)industrialization of modern post-colonial Africa. This is important as the current economic situation can only be fully understood by looking at what has happened in the past. The second part is giving theoretical input about structural transformation and the role of industrial policies – discussing its scientific background of pros and cons.