Industrialising Africa
Title | Industrialising Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Horman Chitonge |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN | 9781433165610 |
Industrializing Africa examines the prospect of industrial development on the African continent from a radically different perspective. The book demonstrates that the elusive industrial development in Africa is a clear manifest of an incomplete decolonization of African economies. Through a detailed discussion of the current status of industrial development and the past industrialization strategies implemented on the continent, the book clearly shows that sustained industrial growth will remain elusive as long as African economies continue to operate under the colonial economic structure and logic, where African countries are structured to supply raw materials to industrial centres. If Africa is to have a chance to significantly grow its industrial sector, it has to de-centre the colonial economic logic by learning to build industrial capabilities, even in areas where countries on the continent currently do not have comparative advantage--Provided by publisher.
Industrial Development in Africa
Title | Industrial Development in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Berhanu Abegaz |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2018-02-21 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 135167109X |
Industrial Development in Africa critically synthesizes and reframes the debates on African industrial development in a capability-opportunity framework. It recasts the challenge in a broader comparative context of successive waves of catchup industrialization experiences in the European periphery, Latin America, and East Asia. Berhanu Abegaz explores the case for resource-based and factor-based industrialization in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa by drawing on insights from the history of industrialization, development economics, political economy, and institutional economics. Unpacking complex and diverse experiences, the chapters look at Africa at several levels: continent-wide, sub-regions on both sides of the Sahara, and present analytical case studies of 12 representative countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Cote d’Ivoire. Industrial Development in Africa will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students studying African development, African economics, and late-stage industrialization. The book will also be of interest to policymakers.
Industrializing Africa
Title | Industrializing Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Makonnen Alemayehu |
Publisher | Africa Research and Publications |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
It discusses natural and human resources, infrastructure and progress in improving constraints on industrial development; reviews industrial development; identifies industrial priorities; suggests options for implementing the priorities; and presents strategies for the development of manufacturing.".
Industrialising Africa
Title | Industrialising Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Horman Chitonge |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Africa |
ISBN | 9781433165597 |
Industrializing Africa examines the prospect of industrial development on the African continent from a radically different perspective. The book demonstrates that the elusive industrial development in Africa is a clear manifest of an incomplete decolonization of African economies. Through a detailed discussion of the current status of industrial development and the past industrialization strategies implemented on the continent, the book clearly shows that sustained industrial growth will remain elusive as long as African economies continue to operate under the colonial economic structure and logic, where African countries are structured to supply raw materials to industrial centres. If Africa is to have a chance to significantly grow its industrial sector, it has to de-centre the colonial economic logic by learning to build industrial capabilities, even in areas where countries on the continent currently do not have comparative advantage--Provided by publisher.
Industries Without Smokestacks
Title | Industries Without Smokestacks PDF eBook |
Author | Richard S. Newfarmer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0198821883 |
A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Framework for Industrialization in Africa
Title | Framework for Industrialization in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas A. Taku |
Publisher | Praeger |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1999-11-30 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Discusses the process of industrialization in Africa. Includes brief country profiles.
Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Kaleb G. Abreha |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2021-12-18 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1464817219 |
Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of manufacturing in development for late industrializers, especially ith more job creation. Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of manufacturing in development for late industrializers, especially in view of rapid advancements in technologies and restructuring of international trade.Concurrently, industrialization and structural transformation are integral to the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the development strategies of several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Given this renewed interest in industrialization across the region, a central question is not whether SSA countries should pursue industrialization as a potential path to sustainable growth but how to promote the prospects of industrialization. Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains addresses this question by reassessing the prospects for industrialization in SSA countries through integration into global value chains. It also examines the role of policy in enhancing these prospects. The main findings indicate that • SSA has not experienced premature deindustrialization; the region has witnessed substantial growth in manufacturing jobs despite a lack of improvement in the contribution of manufacturing value-added to GDP. • The region’s integration into manufacturing global value chains is reasonably high but it is dominated by exports of primary products and engagement in low-skill tasks. • Global value chain integration has led to job growth, and backward integration is associated with more job creation. The report emphasizes the role of policy in maintaining a competitive market environment, promoting productivity growth, and investing in skills development and enabling sectors such as infrastructure and finance. Policy makers can strengthen the global value chain linkages by (1) increasing the value-added content of current exports, (2) upgrading into high-skill tasks, and (3) creating comparative advantages in knowledge-intensive industries.