1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810045603321

Autore

Abreha Kaleb G.

Titolo

Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa : : Seizing opportunities in global value chains / / Kaleb G. Abreha, Woubet Kassa, Emmanuel K. K. Lartey, Taye A. Mengistae, Solomon Owusu, Albert G. Zeufack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2021

ISBN

1-4648-1721-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

Africa development forum

Altri autori (Persone)

KassaWoubet

LarteyEmmanuel K. K

MengistaeTaye A

ZeufackAlbert-G

Soggetti

Backward Integration

Forward Integration

GVC Upgrading

Industrial Policy

Industrialization

Job Creation

Manufacturing GVCs

Premature Deindustrialization

Productivity

Structural Transformation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Industrialization drives the sustained growth in jobs and productivity that marks the developmental take-off of most developed economies. Yet, academics and policy makers have questioned the role of manufacturing in development for late industrializers, especially in view of rapid advancements in technologies and restructuring of international trade. Concurrently, industrialization and structural transformation are integral to the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the development strategies of several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa



(SSA). Given this renewed interest in industrialization across the region, a central question is not whether SSA countries should pursue industrialization as a potential path to sustainable growth but how to promote the prospects of industrialization. Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seizing Opportunities in Global Value Chains addresses this question by reassessing the prospects for industrialization in SSA countries through integration into global value chains. It also examines the role of policy in enhancing these prospects. The main findings indicate that SSA has not experienced premature deindustrialization; the region has witnessed substantial growth in manufacturing jobs despite a lack of improvement in the contribution of manufacturing value-added to GDP. The region's integration into manufacturing global value chains is reasonably high but it is dominated by exports of primary products and engagement in low-skill tasks. Global value chain integration has led to job growth, and backward integration is associated with more job creation. The report emphasizes the role of policy in maintaining a competitive market environment, promoting productivity growth, and investing in skills development and enabling sectors such as infrastructure and finance. Policy makers can strengthen the global value chain linkages by (1) increasing the value-added content of current exports, (2) upgrading into high-skill tasks, and (3) creating comparative advantages in knowledge-intensive industries--



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911007463103321

Autore

Li Qian

Titolo

Magnesium-based Hydrogen Storage Materials / / by Qian Li, Fusheng Pan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

981-9655-31-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 261 p. 160 illus., 6 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

660

Soggetti

Hydrogen as fuel

Materials

Hydrogen Energy

Materials Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Structural and thermodynamic properties of Mg-based hydrogen storage alloys and their hydrides -- Kinetics of hydrogenation reactions in Mg-based hydrogen storage alloys -- The preparation of Mg-based hydrogen storage materials.

Sommario/riassunto

This book summarizes the thermodynamics and kinetics of Mg-based storage materials and introduces recent progress, including alloying, adding catalysts/composites and nanosizing on Mg-based hydrogen storage materials. The content describes the fundamental theories of hydrogen storage materials and reviews the key achievements in applications. The targeted audience of this book includes scientific/engineering researchers, technicians, lectures, entrepreneurs, and investors at all levels related to hydrogen energy, materials, chemicals, etc. This book can also be used as a textbook for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in hydrogen energy, materials, and chemical engineering. .