Made in Africa
Contributors: Page, John; Rand, John; Shemeles, Abebe; Söderbom, Måns; Tarp, Finn
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780815728153; 9780815728177; 9780815728160
Subjects: Development economics & emerging economies
Description: 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.
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