Manufacturing transformation : : comparative studies of industrial development in Africa and emerging Asia / / Carol Newman [and five others].

This volume presents results of comparative country-based research that sought to answer a seemingly simple but puzzling question: why is there so little industry in Africa? It brings together detailed country case studies of industrial policies and industrialisation outcomes in eleven countries, co...

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Superior document:UNU-Wider studies in development economics
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Place / Publishing House:Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2016.
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Studies in development economics.
Oxford scholarship online.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 291 pages) :; illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. 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
  • 2. Industrial policy and development in Ethiopia / Mulu Gebreeyesus
  • 3. Industrial policy in Ghana : its evolution and impact / Charles Ackah, Charles Adjasi, and Festus Turkson
  • 4. Kenya's industrial development : policies, performance, and prospects / Dianah Ngui, Jacob Chege, and Peter Kimuyu
  • 5. Mozambique's industrial policy : sufficient to face the winds of globalization? / António Sousa Cruz, Dina Guambe, Constantino Pedro Marrengula, and Amosse Francisco Ubisse
  • 6. 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
  • 7. Industrial policy in Senegal : then and now / Fatou Cissé, Ji Eun Choi, and Mathilde Maurel
  • 8. Industrial development in Tanzania / Jamal Msami and Samuel Wangwe
  • 9. Tunisia : industrial policy in the transition to middle-income status / Mohamed Ayadi and Wided Mattoussi
  • 10. The evolution of industry in Uganda / Isaac Shinyekwa, Julius Kiiza, Eria Hisali, and Marios Obwona
  • Part II. Industrial development in emerging Asia
  • 11. Cambodia's path to industrial development : policies, lessons, and opportunities / Sokty Chhair and Luyna Ung
  • 12. The evolution of Vietnamese industry / Nguyen Thi Tue Anh, Luu Minh Duc, and Trinh Duc Chieu
  • 13. Can Africa industrialize? / Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, and Finn Tarp.