Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries

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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tribe, Michael A.
Other Authors: Morrissey, Oliver
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Pub 2001
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:xi, 225 p ill
ISBN:9781840645187
9781781950791
1840645180