Industries without smokestacks : industrialization in Africa reconsidered /

Although manufacturing has played an important role in the growth of developing countries, Africa has lagged in this industry. This text argues that activities sharing the characteristics of manufacturing, including tourism and ICT, are beginning to play an important role in Africa, offering new opp...

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Corporate Authors: World Institute for Development Economics Research (associated with work.), Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Newfarmer, Richard S. (Editor), Page, John (Economist) (Editor), Tarp, Finn, 1951- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Studies in development economics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Although manufacturing has played an important role in the growth of developing countries, Africa has lagged in this industry. This text argues that activities sharing the characteristics of manufacturing, including tourism and ICT, are beginning to play an important role in Africa, offering new opportunities for growth in coming decades.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191861017
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