Almost all developing countries have implemented major economic reforms over the past two decades, but there is no consensus either on how this impacts on manufacturing or on how policy could be adapted to support manufacturing. On the one hand there is a widely held view that protectionism is dead and trade liberalisation is the only direction. On the other hand there is an increasing perception that governments have a role in supporting manufacturing.

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.

Economic Policy and Manufacturing Performance in Developing Countries will prove an invaluable source of reference to all scholars of development economics and trade policy.

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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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Contents: Preface 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 Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781840645187
Publisert
2001-11-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

Biographical note

Edited by Oliver Morrissey, Professor in Development Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, UK and Michael Tribe, University of Strathclyde Business School