 | 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 |
Acknowledgements
Many people and institutions have contributed to this book. Prof. Charles Cooper, Director of UNU/INTECH, has provided insightful intellectual guidance in several stages of this study. Martin Bell of Sussex University gave very helpful comments especially at the project design stage. The academic staff at UNU/INTECH offered useful comments in INTECH seminars at several stages of project design and implementation. I would also like to mention Prof. Jeffrey James of Tilburg University, with whom I held helpful discussions at the early stages of this project.
Many individuals and institutions in the six African countries gave us good cooperation at the data collection stage and many individuals in companies in Europe offered their valuable time for interviews. I would also like to thank all the participants (academic. policy-makers and industrialists) at the workshop which was held in Arusha (Tanzania) in May 1993, at which preliminary findings were discussed. Prof. Manfred Bienefeld of Carleton University read all the papers presented at the workshop, provided excellent comments and useful insights on the various drafts.
I thank IDRC for funding the Arusha workshop, without which the many useful interactions and comments would not have been possible. Sen McGlinn went through several drafts and improved the text considerably and with impressive tolerance and commitment to this work. This book would not have been completed without consistent cooperation from the staff at INTECH. If there are errors remaining, they are mine.
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