TY - BOOK AU - Morrissey,Oliver AU - Tribe,Michael A. ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries SN - 9781781950791 (e-book) AV - HC59.72.I52 E36 2001 U1 - 338.4/767/091724 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cheltenham, Northampton, Mass. PB - Edward Elgar Pub. KW - Industrial productivity KW - Developing countries KW - Congresses KW - Manufacturing industries KW - Economic policy KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/1840645180.xml ER -