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 Author: World Institute for Development Economics Research, associated with work (associated with work)
Other Authors: Newfarmer, Richard S., editor (editor), Page, John M., 1949- editor, Tarp, Finn, 1951- editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2018.
Edition:First edition
Series:UNU-WIDER studies in development economics.
Oxford scholarship online.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425011406719
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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.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192555007
9780192554994
9780191861017