Trouble in the making? : the future of manufacturing-led development /

"Technology and globalization are threatening manufacturing's traditional ability to deliver both productivity and jobs at a large scale for unskilled workers. Concerns about widening inequality within and across countries are raising questions about whether interventions are needed and ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Hallward-Driemeier, Mary, 1966- (Author), Nayyar, Gaurav, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : World Bank Group, [2018]
Subjects:
Manufacturing industries > Technological innovations.
Manufacturing industries > Capital productivity.
Manufacturing processes > Automation.
Economic development > Effect of technological innovations on.
Income distribution > Effect of technological innovations on.
Industrie manufacturière > Innovations.
Industrie manufacturière > Productivité du capital.
Fabrication > Automatisation.
Développement économique > Effets des innovations sur.
Revenu > Répartition > Effets des innovations sur.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Economic development > Effect of technological innovations on
Manufacturing industries > Capital productivity
Manufacturing industries > Technological innovations
Manufacturing processes > Automation
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The global manufacturing landscape
  • 1. Why manufacturing has been important for development
  • 2. The changing manufacturing landscape: trouble already brewing?
  • Part II. Technology, globalization, and the future of manufacturing-led development
  • 3. Trends shaping opportunities for future production
  • 4. Likely impacts of trends on the feasibility and desirability of manufacturing-led development
  • 5. Beyond production: the role of services
  • Part III. Preparing for change: refocusing the manufacturing-led development agenda to enable new opportunities
  • 6. Policy recommendations for manufacturing-led development in the future
  • Conclusion: Implications for manufacturing-led development strategies.

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