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Autore |
Mazumdar Dipak <1932-> |
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Titolo |
The African manufacturing firm : an analysis based on firm surveys in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa / / Dipak Mazumdar and Ata Mazaheri |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-42571-6 |
1-280-23933-6 |
9786610239337 |
0-203-98778-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (472 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in development economics ; ; 31 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Manufacturing industries - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Corporations - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Industrial productivity - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Industrial surveys - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-443) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The African manufacturing sector continues to face many problems as it struggles to progress from its presently underdeveloped state. If the |
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