Trading Competitively Trade Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa
The trade analysis and firm surveys conducted in several African countries in this study highlight an apparent mismatch between government policies and exporters’ needs in the provision and use of trade support services. While acknowledging the weaknesses of firms in these countries, the study does...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2002.
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Colección: | Development Centre Studies,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705042206719 |
Sumario: | The trade analysis and firm surveys conducted in several African countries in this study highlight an apparent mismatch between government policies and exporters’ needs in the provision and use of trade support services. While acknowledging the weaknesses of firms in these countries, the study does present evidence confirming the existence of a wide array of policy options for increasing business competitiveness and reducing dependence on primary commodities. Successful upgrading and diversification, however, require not only a right set of macroeconomic and structural policies, but also a substantial change in the policy-making process. A major governance problem undermines the implementation of a successful "business plan" for export diversification in these countries: the lack of involvement of private sector and civil society in policy formulation. |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180). |
ISBN: | 9781280030130 9786610030132 9789264099609 |