Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 The Economies of the Survey Countries in Africa; 2 Size Distribution of Firms in African Manufacturing and Market Structure; 3 The Production Function in African Manufacturing: Relative Productivity of Small and Large Firms; 4 Entrepreneurial Firms in Africa; 5 Capital Markets -- Finance; 6 Labor as a Factor of Production; 7 The Impact of Regulations and Infrastructure Relative to Other Problems Facing the Firm; 8 Contract Flexibility and Enforcement; 9 The Analysis of Capacity Utilization
10 Technical Efficiency of Manufacturing Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa11 Investment; 12 The Growth of Firms; 13 African Competitiveness in World Markets; 14 Characteristics and Performance of Export Oriented Firms: Evidence from RPED Surveys; 15 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The book provides a useful source of greater understanding of African manufacturing firms and the perplexing lack of widespread industrial growth during the post-colonial decades