Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Oliver Morrissey and Michael Tribe. 
 - Cheltenham ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar Pub.,  2001. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 225 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Papers presented at workshops. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781781950791 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001031365 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial productivity--Developing countries--Congresses.<br/>Manufacturing industries--Developing countries--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Developing countries--Economic policy--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC59.72.I52  / E36 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.4/767/091724