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UNINA9910807822903321 |
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Titolo |
Exporting Africa : technology, trade, and industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa / / edited by Samuel M. Wangwe |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge |
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[Tokyo, Japan], : United Nations University |
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[Maastricht, Netherlands], : INTECH, 1995 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-03202-2 |
1-134-79930-6 |
0-203-20901-X |
1-134-79929-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (449 p.) |
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Collana |
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UNU/INTECH studies in new technology and development, , 1359-7922 ; ; 4 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Exports - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Business enterprises - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Competition, International |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Published in association with the UNU Press." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Trade theory: relevance and implications for African export orientation; 3 Some conceptual issues and methodology of the study; 4 The changing world economy: market conditions and technological developments; 5 Main findings of the study: a synthesis; 6 Conclusions and policy implications; Bibliography; 7 Zimbabwe; 8 Tanzania; 9 Nigeria; 10 Kenya; 11 The Ivory Coast; 12 Mauritius; Appendix: Survey questions; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Exporting Africa explains how firms, which have developed export trade in Sub-Saharan economies, have been able to sustain their competitiveness in the face of rapid technological change in the international economy: in short, how they deal with the threats and the promises which rapid technological changes present to Africa. The papers present new empirical research and an innovative conceptual |
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