Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries [electronic resource] / edited by Oliver Morrissey and Michael Tribe.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2001Description: 1 online resource (xi, 225 p.) : illISBN: 9781781950791 (e-book)Subject(s): Industrial productivity -- Developing countries -- Congresses | Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Congresses | Manufacturing industries -- Developing countries -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.4/767/091724 LOC classification: HC59.72.I52 | E36 2001Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Papers presented at workshops.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Sources of industrial growth -- 3. Firm-level capability building in less developed countries -- 4. Policy reform and Ugandan export competitiveness -- 5. Becoming an exporter of manufactures -- 6. Trade liberalisation and export diversification in Nepal -- 7. Liberalisation and the manufacturing sector -- 8. Small enterprise development in Cambodia -- 9. Economic policy and the changing structure of small-scale manufacturing in Quito, Ecuador, 1975-1995 -- 10. Small-scale industry in the Gaza Strip.
This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade liberalisation and government support policy.
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