Made in Africa : learning to compete in industry / / Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp.

• Author: Brookings Institution,
• VerfasserIn: Newman, Carol, 1977-; Tarp, Finn, 1951-; Söderbom, Måns,; Abebe Shimeles,; Rand, John, 1974-; Page, John M., 1949-
• TeilnehmendeR: Tarp, Finn, 1951-; Söderbom, Måns,; Abebe Shimeles,; Rand, John, 1974-; Page, John M., 1949-; Brookings Institution,
• Place / Publishing House: Washington, D.C. : : Brookings Institution Press,, 2016.; ©2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Why is there so little industry in Africa? Over the past forty years, industry and business interests have moved increasingly from the developed to the developing world, yet Africa's share of global manufacturing has fallen from about 3 percent in 1970 to less than 2 percent in 2014. Industry is important to low-income countries. It is good for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry outlines a new strategy to help Africa gets its fair share of the global market. Here, case studies and econometric and qualitative research from Africa, as well as emerging Asia, help the reader understand what drives firm-level competitiveness in low-income countries.

Table of Contents

Why industry matters for Africa -- Why industry matters for Africa -- Realities and opportunities -- Industrialization efforts and outcomes -- Can Africa break in? -- Learning to compete -- Productivity, exports and competition -- Firm capabilities -- Industrial clusters -- How Africa can industrialize -- A strategy for industrial development -- Dealing with resource abundance -- An agenda for aid -- Afterword: leopards and laggards.