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  • 1
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    Made in Africa : learning to compete in industry (2016)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press | Berlin : Knowledge Unlatched
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    ISBN: 9780815728177 , 9780815728160
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 268 Seiten)
    DDC: 338.96
    Keywords: Industrialisierung ; Industrie ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Afrika ; Industrialization Africa ; Industrial policy Africa ; Economic development International cooperation ; Africa ; Investments, Foreign Africa ; Afrika Industrie ; Industrialisierung ; Industrielle Entwicklung ; Industriepolitik ; Wirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen ; Wirtschaftsstruktureller Wandel ; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ; Africa Industry ; Industrialization ; Industrial development ; Industrial policy ; Economic conditions ; Structural economic change ; Competitiveness ; Wirtschaftswachstum Wirtschaftsstandort/Industriestandort ; Wirtschaftsunternehmen ; Industrieunternehmen ; Verarbeitende Industrie ; Produktivität ; Management (funktional) ; Unternehmensleitung ; Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen ; Außenhandelsförderung ; Export ; Auslands- und Entwicklungshilfe ; Direktinvestition ; Internationaler Vergleich/Ländervergleich ; Asien ; Economic growth Regions of economic activity/industrial areas ; Enterprises ; Industrial enterprises ; Manufacturing industry ; Productivity ; Management (functional) ; Executive management ; Small and medium sized enterprises ; Foreign trade promotion ; Exports ; Foreign and development aid ; Foreign direct investments ; International/country comparison ; Asia ; Africa Economic conditions ; 1960-
    Abstract: Why is there so little industry in Africa? Over the past forty years, industry and business interests have moved increasingly from the developed to the developing world, yet Africa's share of global manufacturing has fallen from about 3 percent in 1970 to less than 2 percent in 2014. Industry is important to low-income countries. It is good for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry outlines a new strategy to help Africa gets its fair share of the global market. Here, case studies and econometric and qualitative research from Africa, as well as emerging Asia, help the reader understand what drives firm-level competitiveness in low-income countries. The results: while traditional concerns such as infrastructure, skills, and regulations are important, they alone will not be sufficient for Africa to industrialize. The region's growing resource abundance also presents a challenge, and industrialization strategies will need to adapt.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-253) and index
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  • 2
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    Group incentives for the public good : a field experiment on improving the urban environment (2019)
    [Washington, DC, USA] : World Bank Group, Development Economics, Development Impact Evaluation Group
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 43 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 9087
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Newman Carol Group Incentives for the Public Good: A Field Experiment on Improving the Urban Environment
    Keywords: Graue Literatur
    Abstract: How to maintain communal spaces is an important concern in many developing countries, particularly in urban environments. But what strategies can communities use to overcome the public goods problems involved in maintaining their local environment? This paper investigates whether changing the incentives for a subset of the community to contribute to the public good can lead to a shift to a more efficient equilibrium for the community as a whole. The analysis uses a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a program called "Operation Clean Neighborhood," which targets established community-based organizations and encourages them, through social recognition and low-value, in-kind incentives, to work toward keeping their neighborhoods clean, with the ultimate goal of reducing flooding in these areas. The findings show that, after one year, the intervention was effective in engaging communities and improving the cleanliness of the neighborhood. There is also evidence that this leads to reduced levels of flooding. The analysis uncovers important differences in the effectiveness of the program between areas that have had increased investment in drainage infrastructure and those that have not. It also addresses the issue of spillovers, an important consideration in densely populated urban centers
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9087
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  • 3
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    Manufacturing transformation : comparative studies of industrial development in Africa and emerging Asia : a study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) (2016)
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
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    ISBN: 9780198776987
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 324 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Edition: First edition published in 2016
    Series Statement: UNU-WIDER studies in development economics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Manufacturing transformation
    Keywords: Industrialisierung ; Industriepolitik ; Afrika ; Asien ; Schwellenländer ; Economics of industrial organisation ; Economic growth ; Development economics & emerging economies
    Abstract: While it is possible for economies to grow based on abundant land or natural resources, more often structural change?the shift of resources from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors?is the key driver of economic growth. Structural transformation is vital for Africa. The region?s much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of fewer economic policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa?s economic structure has changed very little. Primary commodities and natural resources still account for the bulk of exports. Industry is most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa?s experience with industrialization over the past thirty years has been disappointing. In 2010, sub-Saharan Africa?s average share of manufacturing value added in GDP was 10 per cent, unchanged from the 1970s. In fact the share of medium- and high-tech goods in manufacturing production has been falling since the mid-1990s. Per capita manufactured exports are less than 10 per cent of the developing country average. Consequently, Africa?s industrial transformation has yet to take place. This book presents results of comparative country-based research that sought to answer a seemingly simple but puzzling question: why is there so little industry in Africa? It brings together detailed country case studies of industrial policies and industrialization outcomes in eleven countries, conducted by teams of national researchers in partnership with experts on industrial development. It provides the most comprehensive description and analysis available of the contemporary industrialization experience in low-income Africa
    Note: Enthält 13 Beiträge , English
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  • 4
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    Conscientiousness and Labor Market Returns : Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa (2023)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (46 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Allemand, Mathias Conscientiousness and Labor Market Returns: Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa
    Keywords: Attitudes Towards Work ; Conscientiousness ; Labor Markets ; Non-Cognitive Skills ; Skills Training ; Social Protections and Labor ; Soft Skills Training
    Abstract: Non-cognitive skills are increasingly recognized as important determinants of labor market outcomes. To what extent specific skills can be affected in adulthood remains an open question. This study conducted a randomized controlled trial with low-skilled employed workers in Senegal, where workers were randomly assigned to receive a training intervention designed to affect conscientiousness-related skills. The findings show that treated workers were significantly more likely to stay in their job and have higher wages nine months after the intervention. The findings suggest that non-cognitive skills can be affected even later in the life cycle and can have substantial labor market returns
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-10378
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  • 5
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    Made in Africa : learning to compete in industry (2016)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 0815728166 , 0815728174 , 0815728158 , 9780815728177 , 9780815728153 , 9780815728160
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 268 pages) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Newman, Carol, 1977- Made in Africa
    Keywords: Industrialization ; Economic development International cooperation ; Industrial policy ; Investments, Foreign ; Industrial policy ; Africa ; Industrialization ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Industries ; General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; World ; African ; Investments, Foreign ; Development economics & emerging economies ; Economic development ; International cooperation ; Economic history ; Africa Economic conditions 1960- ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Why industry matters for Africa -- Why industry matters for Africa -- Realities and opportunities -- Industrialization efforts and outcomes -- Can Africa break in? -- Learning to compete -- Productivity, exports and competition -- Firm capabilities -- Industrial clusters -- How Africa can industrialize -- A strategy for industrial development -- Dealing with resource abundance -- An agenda for aid -- Afterword: leopards and laggards.
    Abstract: Why is there so little industry in Africa? Over the past forty years, industry and business interests have moved increasingly from the developed to the developing world, yet Africa's share of global manufacturing has fallen from about 3 percent in 1970 to less than 2 percent in 2014. Industry is important to low-income countries. It is good for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry outlines a new strategy to help Africa gets its fair share of the global market. Here, case studies and econometric and qualitative research from Africa, as well as emerging Asia, help the reader understand what drives firm-level competitiveness in low-income countries
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 6
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    Manufacturing Transformation: Comparative Studies of Industrial Development in Africa and Emerging Asia (2016)
    Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press
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    ISBN: 9780198776987
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (336 p.)
    Series Statement: WIDER Studies in Development Economics
    Keywords: Economics of industrial organisation ; Economic growth ; Development economics & emerging economies
    Abstract: While it is possible for economies to grow based on abundant land or natural resources, more often structural change—the shift of resources from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors—is the key driver of economic growth. Structural transformation is vital for Africa. The region’s much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of fewer economic policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa’s economic structure has changed very little. Primary commodities and natural resources still account for the bulk of exports. Industry is most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa’s experience with industrialization over the past thirty years has been disappointing. In 2010, sub-Saharan Africa’s average share of manufacturing value added in GDP was 10 per cent, unchanged from the 1970s. In fact the share of medium- and high-tech goods in manufacturing production has been falling since the mid-1990s. Per capita manufactured exports are less than 10 per cent of the developing country average. Consequently, Africa’s industrial transformation has yet to take place. This book presents results of comparative country-based research that sought to answer a seemingly simple but puzzling question: why is there so little industry in Africa? It brings together detailed country case studies of industrial policies and industrialization outcomes in eleven countries, conducted by teams of national researchers in partnership with experts on industrial development. It provides the most comprehensive description and analysis available of the contemporary industrialization experience in low-income Africa
    Note: English
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  • 7
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    Made in Africa : Learning to Compete in Industry (2016)
    [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 9780815728177
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Keywords: Development economics & emerging economies
    Abstract: Why is there so little industry in Africa?Over the past forty years, industry and business interests have moved increasingly from the developed to the developing world, yet Africa’s share of global manufacturing has fallen from about 3 percent in 1970 to less than 2 percent in 2014. Industry is important to low-income countries. It is good for economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction.Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry outlines a new strategy to help Africa gets its fair share of the global market. Here, case studies and econometric and qualitative research from Africa, as well as emerging Asia, help the reader understand what drives firm-level competitiveness in low-income countries
    Note: English
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