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100 1  Mazumdar, Dipak, |d1932-
245 14 The African manufacturing firm : |ban analysis based on firm surveys in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa / |cDipak Mazumdar and Ata Mazaheri.
250    1st ed.
260    London ;New York : |bRoutledge, |c2003.
300    1 online resource (472 p.)
336    text |btxt
337    computer |bc
338    online resource |bcr
490 1  Routledge studies in development economics ; |v31
500    Description based upon print version of record.
505 0  Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 The Economies of the Survey Countries in Africa; 2 Size Distribution of Firms in African Manufacturing and Market Structure; 3 The Production Function in African Manufacturing: Relative Productivity of Small and Large Firms; 4 Entrepreneurial Firms in Africa; 5 Capital Markets - Finance; 6 Labor as a Factor of Production; 7 The Impact of Regulations and Infrastructure Relative to Other Problems Facing the Firm; 8 Contract Flexibility and Enforcement; 9 The Analysis of Capacity Utilization
505 8  10 Technical Efficiency of Manufacturing Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa11 Investment; 12 The Growth of Firms; 13 African Competitiveness in World Markets; 14 Characteristics and Performance of Export Oriented Firms: Evidence from RPED Surveys; 15 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
520    The African manufacturing sector continues to face many problems as it struggles to progress from its presently underdeveloped state. If the countries that make up Africa are ever to raise the living standards of the vast majority of its population to a more acceptable level, then the economic growth that would result from an enlarged and improved manufacturing sector may hold an important key.The book provides a useful source of greater understanding of African manufacturing firms and the perplexing lack of widespread industrial growth during the post-colonial decades. The comprehensive c
546    English
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-443) and index.
650  0 Manufacturing industries |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650  0 Corporations |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650  0 Industrial productivity |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650  0 Industrial surveys |zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
776     |z1-138-37664-7
776     |z0-415-29886-5
700 1  Mazaheri, Ata.
830  0 Routledge studies in development economics ; |v31.
906    BOOK