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Title Policies to promote competitiveness in manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Augustin Kwasi Fosu, Saleh M. Nsouli, Aristomène Varoudakis
Published Paris : IMF : AERC : Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ©2001
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Description 1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations, map
Series International development
International development (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Contents Promoting competitiveness in manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa / Saleh M. Nsouli, Augustin Kwasi Fosu and Aristomene Varoudakis -- Can Africa export manufactures? : endowments, exchange rates and transaction costs / Ibrahim A. Elbadawi -- Kenya's recent exchange-rate policy and manufactured export performance / Francis M. Mwega and Njuguna S. Ndung'u -- Structural factors affecting manufacturing competitiveness : comparative results from Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal / Adeola Adenikinju [and others] -- The role of trade in technology diffusion / Dalia Hakura and Florence Jaumotte -- Competitiveness and foreign direct investment in Africa / Sara E. Sievers -- Exporting and efficiency in African manufacturing / Arne Bigsten [and others] -- Issues in competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa / Saleh M. Nsouli -- A panoramic view of policies for competitiveness in manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa / Augustin Kwasi Fosu -- Epilogue promoting competitiveness in manufacturing : a continuing challenge for improving Sub-Saharan Africa's integration into the global economy / Saleh M. Nsouli and Aristomene Varoudakis
Summary Primary commodities dominate African exports, yet these products are extremely vulnerable to variations in weather conditions, world demand and prices. If the continent is to obtain optimum benefit from the integration and opening of the world economy, this heavy reliance on primary products must be reduced. There is, thus, a new and important role for African countries' manufacturing industries. The papers in this volume address three important issues: the role of exchange-rate policy in enhancing the competitiveness of African manufactured exports; the steps that can be taken to improve production efficiency; and the role of institutional and structural reforms in promoting competitiveness in manufacturing and in improving Africa's attractiveness to foreign direct investment. An Epilogue evaluates progress and developments since the conference which gave rise to this volume was held
Analysis Manufacturing
Competition
Africa
Exchange rate management
Export promotion
Industrial productivity
Technology transfer
Foreign investment
International comparisons
Overseas item
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Manufacturing industries -- Government policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses
Industrial promotion -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Congresses
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
Industrial promotion
Manufacturing industries -- Government policy
Sub-Saharan Africa
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Fosu, Augustin Kwasi.
Nsouli, Saleh M.
Varoudakis, Aristomène.
International Monetary Fund.
African Economic Research Consortium.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre
LC no. 2002615524
ISBN 9781463914776
1463914776
9789264193772
9264193774
Other Titles At head of title: Development Centre seminars with the IMF and the AERC