02666nam 2200493 a 450 991044989130332120200520144314.0(CKB)1000000000002841(EBL)168399(OCoLC)475875659(MiAaPQ)EBC168399(Au-PeEL)EBL168399(CaPaEBR)ebr2003671(CaONFJC)MIL3202(EXLCZ)99100000000000284119941223d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Exporting Africa[electronic resource] technology, trade, and industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa /edited by Samuel M. WangweLondon ;New York Routledge ;[Tokyo, Japan] United Nations University ;[Maastricht, Netherlands] INTECH19951 online resource (449 p.)UNU/INTECH studies in new technology and development,1359-7922 ;4"Published in association with the UNU Press."0-415-12691-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexExporting 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 framework.UNU/INTECH studies in new technology and development ;4.ExportsAfrica, Sub-SaharanCase studiesBusiness enterprisesAfrica, Sub-SaharanCase studiesCompetition, InternationalCase studiesElectronic books.ExportsBusiness enterprisesCompetition, International382/.6/0967Wangwe S. M960628MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449891303321Exporting Africa2177739UNINA