Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry Front Cover

Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry

Description
The role of industry in low income countries is important. Industry is good for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. All of these factors depend on the size and the rate of growth of industry. Africa doesn’t have enough industry to reach the Sustainable Development Goals for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Africa’s share of global manufacturing has fallen from about three percent in 1970 to less than two percent in 2010. Why is there so little industry in Africa?

Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry outlines a new industrialization strategy to help Africa compete in global markets. This book draws on case study and qualitative research from Africa and emerging Asia to understand what drives firm-level productivity in low income countries. The results show that while traditional concerns such as infrastructure, skills, and the regulatory environment are important, they alone will not be sufficient for Africa to industrialize. The book also addresses how industrialization strategies will need to adapt to the region’s growing resource abundance.

Table of Contents

Part I: Why Industry Matters for Africa
Chapter 1 Why Industry Matters for Africa

Part II: Realities and Opportunities
Chapter 2 Industrialization Efforts and Outcomes
Chapter 3 Can Africa Break In?

Part III: Learning to Compete
Chapter 4 Productivity, Exports, and Competition
Chapter 5 Firm Capabilities
Chapter 6 Industrial Clusters

Part IV: How Africa Can Industrialize
Chapter 7 A Strategy for Industrial Development
Chapter 8 Dealing with Resource Abundance
Chapter 9 An Agenda for Aid

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