Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa : An Empirical Analysis

This book sheds light on the characteristics of formal and informal manufacturing firms in Africa by comparing these firms with firms in other regions. Drawing on two data sources, the authors find that there is a very low share of manufacturing in GDP in Africa and in African exports. Most African...

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Main Authors:	Dinh, Hinh T., Clarke, George R.G.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BANK CREDIT BANK LOANS BANKS BRIBES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESSES CAPABILITIES CC COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITORS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION COUNTRY COMPARISONS CURRENT ACCOUNT CUSTOMS DELIVERY SYSTEM DIVERSIFICATION E-MAIL ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELECTRICITY EMERGING MARKETS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EXPANSION EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORT MARKET EXTERNAL FINANCE FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM SIZE FIRMS FOREIGN FIRMS GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT SERVICES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR COSTS LABOR INPUTS LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LACK OF CREDIT LAWS LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LOAN LOCAL BUSINESS MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARGINAL BENEFITS MARKET COMPETITION MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISES MINIMUM WAGES MULTINATIONAL NETWORKS OVERDRAFT PARTY PDF PENALTIES PHOTO PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY ENVIRONMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCERS PRODUCTION PROCESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUERIES QUOTAS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS REGULATORY BURDEN REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RESULT RESULTS RETAIL TRADE SALES GROWTH SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SHADOW ECONOMIES SHADOW ECONOMY SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRM SMALL FIRMS SOCIAL NETWORKS SUPPLIERS TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX RATES TAXATION TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TRADE CREDIT TRADE FACILITATION TRANSLATION TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE UNEMPLOYMENT UNION USES WAGES WEB Microdata Set
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16587819/performance-manufacturing-firms-africa-empirical-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11959

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16587819/performance-manufacturing-firms-africa-empirical-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11959

Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa : An Empirical Analysis

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