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Policies to promote competitiveness in manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Primary commodities dominate African exports, yet these products are extremely vulnerable to variations in weather conditions, world demand and prices. If the continent is to obtain optimum benefit from the integration and opening of the world economy, this heavy reliance on primary products must be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: International Monetary Fund, African Economic Research Consortium, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre
Otros Autores: Fosu, Augustin Kwasi, Nsouli, Saleh M., Varoudakis, Aristomène
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : IMF : AERC : Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ©2001.
Colección:International development (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Primary commodities dominate African exports, yet these products are extremely vulnerable to variations in weather conditions, world demand and prices. If the continent is to obtain optimum benefit from the integration and opening of the world economy, this heavy reliance on primary products must be reduced. There is, thus, a new and important role for African countries' manufacturing industries. The papers in this volume address three important issues: the role of exchange-rate policy in enhancing the competitiveness of African manufactured exports; the steps that can be taken to improve production efficiency; and the role of institutional and structural reforms in promoting competitiveness in manufacturing and in improving Africa's attractiveness to foreign direct investment. An Epilogue evaluates progress and developments since the conference which gave rise to this volume was held.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781463914776
1463914776
9789264193772
9264193774