Industrial Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Industrial Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Gerald M. Meier

Publisher: World Bank

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780195207842

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This study charts the history and development of the African adjustment to industrialization in East Africa, and examines the input of the World Bank and the African Development Bank.


Industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa

Industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa

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Published: 1997

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Lists some of the characteristics of manufacturing industries, which are important for general economic development. Sketches the background to, theoretical basis, and experience with SAPs, followed by a critique and prognosis. Gives an example of basics to be used in an industrial strategy.


Structural Adjustment and Socio-economic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Structural Adjustment and Socio-economic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Peter Gibbon

Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9789171063977

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This report summarises the results of work at the Nordiska Afrikainstitutet/Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) on the impact of structural adjustment implementation on the economies, states and societies of sub-Saharan Africa. It consists of two essays and an appendix listing research projects which have been/are being carried out under the auspices of NAI. The first essay raises a series of conceptual and methodological questions in the context of a presentation of some of the main empirical results obtained from extended field work carried out during the course of 1992 and 1993 in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The second essay presents the three main themes - private trading networks and structures, the changing political economy of land, and popular forms of social provisioning - that constitute the core of the second phase of NAI's structural adjustment research and, in so doing, provides a review of aspects of the adjustment literature. This report is, therefore, an attempt both at stock-taking and agenda-building as part of a wider quest for deepening our understanding of the structures and processes of socio-economic change associated with the crisis and adjustment years in contemporary Africa


Structural Adjustment, Reconstruction and Development in Africa

Structural Adjustment, Reconstruction and Development in Africa

Author: Kempe Ronald Hope

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 0429686757

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First published in 1997, this volume is intended to make a contribution to both the literature and the contentious debate on the relationship between structural adjustment and reconstruction and development in Africa, as seen from the multidisciplinary perspective of academics and practitioners working in Africa on African development problems and issues. The implementation of structural adjustment in Africa has spawned a considerable, and still on-going, debate with vociferous advocates on both sides of the issue, particularly with respect to the efficacy of structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) as an antidote to Africa’s development crisis. This book contributes to that debate with a rich mixture of analytical views and ideas covering a wide range of countries and sectors on the role and impact of structural adjustment programmes on the process of reconstruction and development in Africa.


Industrial Development and Policy in Africa

Industrial Development and Policy in Africa

Author: Hossein Jalilian

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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In 15 papers, economists and development professionals and scholars begin by analyzing general issues relating to industrialization in Africa, including the question of the continent's comparative advantage in industry, the role of small-scale enterprises, and the scope for infant industry promotion. Then they look at evidence for deindustrialization within Africa, comparative industrial performance between African countries and economies outside Africa, the role of regional trade integration, lessons from industrialization in east Asia, and policies of major lending institutions toward industrial loans. Finally, they focus on particular countries, among them Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Our Continent, Our Future

Our Continent, Our Future

Author: P. Thandika Mkandawire

Publisher: IDRC

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 155250204X

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Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.


Structural Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Structural Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Robert Lensink

Publisher: Longman Publishing Group

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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Offers an overview of the debate on adjustment programmes financed by the Wold Bank and the IMF in Africa during the 1980s. Compares Africa with several other developing regions. Describes the structure of the World Bank and the IMF, and their credit facilities for financing adjustments.


Industrialization in Sub Saharan Africa. Challenges and Opportunities

Industrialization in Sub Saharan Africa. Challenges and Opportunities

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Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2018-11-12

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 3668832870

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Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: 1,0, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, language: English, abstract: The main question that is supposed to be answered in this paper is: does Africa need Industrial policy for (sustainable) economic development? How are these policies supposed to look like and what are the preconditions to achieve them? To be able to find solutions for these interrelated questions, they have to be embedded in a broader context. First, a short introduction into the history of Africa’s economic development, with regard to (de)industrialization, is being given. To understand why industrial policy might be of importance, one also has to look into the relationship between structural transformation and the chances of economic growth. This paper is aiming to give an overview about the reasons why Africa (mostly Sub-Saharan Africa) has missed industrialization, how structural transformation can lead to (sustainable) economic development and growth and which chances and challenges African countries face as late-industrializers in a world with high levels of globalization. The first part is meant to give a short introduction into the economic development and (de-)industrialization of modern post-colonial Africa. This is important as the current economic situation can only be fully understood by looking at what has happened in the past. The second part is giving theoretical input about structural transformation and the role of industrial policies – discussing its scientific background of pros and cons.


Trade and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Trade and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: J. H. Frimpong-Ansah

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9780719034787

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Results of a research project on "Trade and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa", organized by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Papers focus on export performance, the international trade system and the effects of various policies.