Light Manufacturing in Africa :
Targeted Policies to Enhance Private Investment and Create Jobs

Light Manufacturing in Africa : Targeted Policies to Enhance Private Investment and Create Jobs

The World Bank's strategy for Africa's future recognizes the central importance of industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the consequent creation of productive jobs for Africans, which have long been a preoccupation of African leade...

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Main Authors:	Dinh, Hinh T., Palmade, Vincent, Chandra, Vandana, Cossar, Frances
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL APPROACH ARABLE LAND AUTOMOBILES BANK LOANS BANKS BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BENCHMARKS BENEFIT ANALYSIS BORROWING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CARBON CERTIFICATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY COPYRIGHT COST OF LIVING COUNTRY COMPARISONS CUSTOMS DEBT DEMONSTRATION EFFECTS DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EXPLOITATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL POLICIES FISHING FIXED PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FUTURE STUDIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCE IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INDUSTRIAL BASE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE INDUSTRIALIZATION INEXPERIENCED WORKERS INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INPUT PRICES INSPECTION INSTITUTION INSURANCE JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR DISPUTES LABOR EFFICIENCY LABOR FORCE LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LAND PRICES LAND USE LAWS LEGISLATION LICENSES LIMITED ACCESS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOGGING MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGERIAL SKILLS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET LIBERALIZATION MARKET SHARE MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES METALS MIGRATION MONOPOLIES NATURAL RESOURCES NEW ENTRANTS OCCUPATIONS OIL ONE-STOP SHOPS OPEN ECONOMIES OUTPUTS PAYOUTS PDF PENALTIES PENSION PLANS PER CAPITA INCOME PHOTO PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE CONTROLS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROVEN RESERVES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY MANAGEMENT QUERIES RENT SEEKING RESULT RESULTS RETAIL TRADE SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SEARCH SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUBSIDIARY SUPERVISION SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNICAL TRAINING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TIMBER TIME FRAME TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRAINING COSTS TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UNSKILLED WORKERS USES VALUE ADDED VALUE CHAIN VALUE CHAINS WAGE RATES WAGES WAN WEB WILLINGNESS TO PAY
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