Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry
By (Author) Carol Newman
By (author) John Page
By (author) John Rand
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Brookings Institution
23rd February 2016
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Research and development management
Development economics and emerging economies
338.96
Physical Properties
Paperback
306
Width 152mm, Height 228mm, Spine 18mm
472g
Description
Over the past forty years, industry has moved increasingly from the developed to the developing world, yetAfricas share of global manufacturing has declined. Industry is critical for economic growth, job creation, andpoverty reduction.
Made in Africa outlines a new strategy to help Africa get its fair share of the global market. Based on researchfrom Africa and emerging Asia, it helps the reader understand what makes firms in low incomecountries morecompetitive and what makes countries more attractive to competitive firms.
Author Bio
"Carol Newman is an associate professor in the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin. Her main research and publications are in the microeconomics of development with a focus on both household and enterprise behavior.
John Page is senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program of the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC and nonresident senior fellow of UNU-WIDER. He was the World Banks chief economist for Africa until 2008 and has published widely on industrial development and industrial policy in Africa and Asia. He is the co-author of UNIDOs Industrial Development Report, 2009.
John Rand is a professor in development microeconomics at the University of Copenhagen. He has published extensively on the economics of the firm in developing countries, and in 2001 and 2008 he was an economic advisor to leading think tanks in Vietnam and Mozambique.
Abebe Shemeles is acting director of the Research Department of the African Development Bank. His main research interests and publications are in poverty analysis and labor economics.
Mns Sderbom is professor of economics, University of Gothenburg. His research centers on development economics and applied econometrics. He has published widely on the decisions and performance of firms.
Finn Tarp is professor of economics, University of Copenhagen, and Director, UNU-WIDER. He is a leading international expert on development strategy and foreign aid. He has held senior posts and advisory positions in government and with donor organizations and is a member of a large number of international committees and advisory bodies."
