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African Industry in Decline
Peter de Valk
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Hardcover. This text analyzes the factors behind the poor industrial performance in African countries under structural adjustment policies in the 1980s, and discusses prospects for recovery and further industrialization in the 1990s. The focus is on the African textile sector in a worldwide perspective. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KCB; KCC; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 597.
This book analyzes the factors behind the poor industrial performance in African countries under structural adjustment policies in the eighties and discusses prospects for recovery and further industrialization in the nineties. The focus is on the African textile sector in a worldwide comparative perspective and Tanzania has been chosen for a detailed case-study. Macro- and microeconomic explanations are given and combined with an analysis of the state. The conclusion is that lack of adequate industrial policy threatens to undermine past industrialization efforts.
This book analyzes the factors behind the poor industrial performance in African countries under structural adjustment policies in the eighties and discusses prospects for recovery and further industrialization in the nineties. The focus is on the African textile sector in a worldwide comparative perspective and Tanzania has been chosen for a detailed case-study. Macro- and microeconomic explanations are given and combined with an analysis of the state. The conclusion is that lack of adequate industrial policy threatens to undermine past industrialization efforts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Institute of Social Studies, the Hague
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333654453
SKU
V9780333654453
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99-15
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