| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 291 pages : illustrations. |
| Series |
Wider Studies in Development Economics |
|
Studies in development economics.
|
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 9, 2016). |
|
"A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This book addresses three questions: Why is there so little industry in Africa? Does it matter? And, what can be done about it? |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Open Access Books |
| Subject |
Manufacturing industries -- Developing countries.
|
|
Manufacturing industries -- Africa.
|
|
Manufacturing industries -- Asia.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
|
|
Manufacturing industries. (OCoLC)fst01008071
|
|
Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
|
|
Asia. (OCoLC)fst01240495
|
|
Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
|
| Added Author |
Newman, Carol, 1977- editor.
|
|
Page, John (Economist), editor.
|
|
Rand, John, 1974- editor.
|
|
Abebe Shimeles, editor.
|
|
Söderbom, Måns, editor.
|
|
Tarp, Finn, 1951- editor.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version : 9780198776987 |
| ISBN |
9780191082856 (electronic book) |
|
0191082856 (electronic book) |
|
9780191822896 |
|
0191822892 |
|
9780198776987 |
|
0198776985 |
|
