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Made in Africa

Learning to Compete in Industry

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. The results: while traditional concerns such as infrastructure, skills, and regulations are important, they alone will not be sufficient for Africa to industrialize. The region’s growing resource abundance also presents a challenge, and industrialization strategies will need to adapt.

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Table of contents
  1. Part I: Why Industry Matters for Africa
    Why Industry Matters for Africa
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  2. Part II: Realities and Opportunities
    Industrialization Efforts and Outcomes
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  3. Can Africa Break In?
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  4. Part III: Learning to Compete
    Productivity, Exports, and Competition
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  5. Firm Capabilities
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  6. Industrial Clusters
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
    More Working Paper | Industrial clusters
  7. Part IV: How Africa Can Industrialize
    A Strategy for Industrial Development
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  8. Dealing with Resource Abundance
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  9. An Agenda for Aid
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
  10. Part IV: How Africa Can Industrialize
    Afterword :: Leopards and Laggards
    Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom, Finn Tarp
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