 | Exporting Africa: Technology, Trade and Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNU, 1995, 434 pages) |
 |  | (introductory text...) |
| | Exporting Africa |
| | Contributors |
| | Acknowledgements |
|  | Part I. Exporting Africa: an analysis |
| | 1. Introduction |
| | Background |
| | The position of Africa in world trade |
| | Industrialization and economic transformation |
| | Research questions |
| | Organization of this book |
| | 2. Trade theory: relevance and implications for African export orientation |
| | Introduction |
| | Conventional trade theory: essence and relevance |
| | Critics and extensions of conventional trade theory |
| | Trade theory and accumulation effects: introducing new growth theories |
| | Some implications of new trade theories for Africa |
| | 3. Some conceptual issues and methodology of the study |
| | Some conceptual issues |
| | The dynamics of firm capabilities |
| | Guiding questions of the study |
| | The case study approach |
| | Sampling: firms, industries and countries |
| | Implementation of the study |
| | 4. The changing world economy: market conditions and technological developments |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Changing market conditions |
| | The changing prospects of access to world markets |
| | New technologies and the implications of changing technological conditions |
| | Conclusion |
| | 5. Main findings of the study: a synthesis |
| | Position of exporting firms in the world market |
| | History of exporting: conditions and path followed |
| | How firms maintain or improve their positions in export markets |
| | How some firms lose ground in export markets |
| | Linkages and supporting industries |
| | The influence of policy on firms' export activity |
| | 6. Conclusions and policy implications |
| | Building core capabilities: towards competitiveness |
| | Economic reforms and industrialization |
| | Export orientation or import substitution? |
| | Local or foreign investment? |
| | Regional cooperation and trade agreements |
| | Notes to part I |
| | Bibliography |
| | Part II. Country studies |
| | 7. Zimbabwe |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Textiles and clothing |
| | Footwear |
| | Agricultural machinery |
| | Conclusions |
| | Bibliography |
| | 8. Tanzania |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Firm histories |
| | Determination of enterprise performance and efficiency |
| | Emerging issues and the challenges ahead |
| | Appendix |
| | Notes |
| | Bibliography |
| | 9. Nigeria |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Introduction |
| | Textiles |
| | Brewing |
| | Food and beverages |
| | Conclusions |
| | Appendix: the incidence of leasing in Nigeria9 |
| | Notes |
| | 10. Kenya |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Introduction |
| | The textile and clothing industry |
| | Food processing |
| | The pharmaceutical industry |
| | The metal industry |
| | The cement industry |
| | Pulp, paper and packaging |
| | Leather and footwear industry |
| | Summary |
| | Notes |
| | Bibliography |
| | 11. The Ivory Coast |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Introduction |
| | The cooking fats industry |
| | Preserved and processed foods |
| | The textiles industry |
| | Conclusions |
| | Notes |
| | Bibliography |
| | 12. Mauritius |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Background |
| | The firms in the sample |
| | Firm strategies |
| | Linkage capabilities |
| | Response to external factors |
| | New technologies and exports |
| | Note |
| | Bibliography |
| | Appendix: Survey questions |
Bibliography
Meade, J.E., Report to the Government of Mauritius: The Economic and Social Structure of Mauritius, Port Louis, Government of Mauritius, 1961.
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