Manufacturing transformation : comparative studies of industrial development in Africa and emerging Asia /

Manufacturing transformation : comparative studies of industrial development in Africa and emerging Asia /

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Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 291 pages : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Wider Studies in Development Economics
Studies in development economics.
Subject:
Manufacturing industries -- Developing countries.
Manufacturing industries -- Africa.
Manufacturing industries -- Asia.
Manufacturing industries.
Africa.
Asia.
Developing countries.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12646236
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Other authors / contributors:Newman, Carol, 1977- editor.
Page, John (Economist), editor.
Rand, John, 1974- editor.
Abebe Shimeles, editor.
Söderbom, Måns, editor.
Tarp, Finn, 1951- editor.
ISBN:9780191082856
0191082856
9780191822896
0191822892
9780198776987
0198776985
Notes:"A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 9, 2016).
Summary:This book addresses three questions: Why is there so little industry in Africa? Does it matter? And, what can be done about it?
Other form:Print version : 9780198776987
Table of Contents:
  • The pursuit of industry : policies and outcomes / Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, and Finn Tarp
  • Part I. Industrial development in Africa. Industrial policy and development in Ethiopia / Mulu Gebreeyesus ; Industrial policy in Ghana : its evolution and impact / Charles Ackah, Charles Adjasi, and Festus Turkson ; Kenya's industrial development : policies, performance, and prospects / Dianah Ngui, Jacob Chege, and Peter Kimuyu ; Mozambique's industrial policy : sufficient to face the winds of globalization? / António Sousa Cruz, Dina Guambe, Constantino Pedro Marrengula, and Amosse Francisco Ubisse ; Industrial policy in Nigeria : opportunities and challenges in a resource-rich country / Louis N. Chete, John O. Adeoti, Foluso M. Adeyinka, and Femi Oladapo Ogundele ; Industrial policy in Senegal : then and now / Fatou Cissé, Ji Eun Choi, and Mathilde Maurel ; Industrial development in Tanzania / Jamal Msami and Samuel Wangwe ; Tunisia : industrial policy in the transition to middle-income status / Mohamed Ayadi and Wided Mattoussi ; The evolution of industry in Uganda / Isaac Shinyekwa, Julius Kiiza, Eria Hisali, and Marios Obwona
  • Part II. Industrial development in emerging Asia. Cambodia's path to industrial development : policies, lessons, and opportunities / Sokty Chhair and Luyna Ung ; The evolution of Vietnamese industry / Nguyen Thi Tue Anh, Luu Minh Duc, and Trinh Duc Chieu ; Can Africa industrialize? / Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, and Finn Tarp.

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