Made in Africa : Learning to Compete in Industry

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 i...

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Main Authors: PAGE, John (Author), NEWMAN, Carol (Author), RAND, John (Author)
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