Case studies on industrial processing of primary products.
Contributors: World Bank.; Commonwealth Secretariat.
Publisher: World Bank; Commonwealth Secretariat
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., U.S.A; London, U.K
Language: eng
Subjects: Industries -- Developing countries.; Raw materials -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Manufacturing processes.
Description: In the last decade there has been increasing interest in aiding the economies of developing countries by expanding local processing of primary products. This report presents the findings of a joint research project based on six case studies of individual products of interest to a braod spectrum of developing countries. The Commonwealth Secretariat investigated cocoa, coconut oil, natural rubber, and tea, while the World Bank investigated bauxite and tropical hardwood. Each case study addressed three important questions: (i) what factors are most influential in determining the particular location of the various processing chains; (ii) what gains and losses might result from the initiation or expansion of local processing; and (iii) can selected policy measures lead to an efficient shift in the location of the processing activities so that a greater share of the value added would accrue to developing country suppliers. Each study concluded with an assessment of this issue and provided some policy recommendations.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Bauxite, rubber, tropical hardwood; title: v. 2. Cocoa, coconut oil, tea.