03888nam 2200685Ia 450 991045861310332120200520144314.01-282-96655-397866129665520-8213-8628-X(CKB)2560000000054572(EBL)660565(OCoLC)811493331(SSID)ssj0000470289(PQKBManifestationID)12121711(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470289(PQKBWorkID)10413194(PQKB)11084776(MiAaPQ)EBC660565(Au-PeEL)EBL660565(CaPaEBR)ebr10440520(CaONFJC)MIL296655(EXLCZ)99256000000005457220101118d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIndustrial clusters and micro and small enterprises in Africa[electronic resource] from survival to growth /edited by Yutaka YoshinoWashington, D.C. World Bank20101 online resource (332 p.)Directions in DevelopmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8627-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Unbundling Foreign-Domestic Performance Gaps in Africa's Private Sector; Chapter 3 - Industrial Clusters as Natural Agglomerations of Micro and Small Enterprises: A Conceptual Framework; Chapter 4 - Industrial Clusters and Business Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Africa; Chapter 5 - Location, Market Access, and Business Performance of Cluster-Based EnterprisesChapter 6 - Agglomeration and Growth Challenges for Enterprises in Survival Clusters in Africa Chapter 7 - Building Managerial Human Capital in Africa's Survival Industrial Clusters; Chapter 8 - Policy Implications: Turning Survival into Growth; Appendix 1 - Instrumental Variable Model Estimation on Domestic Ownership Effect on Productivity; Appendix 2 - Basic Characteristics of Sampled Micro and Small Light Manufacturing Enterprises Inside and Outside the Clusters; Appendix 3 - Data Envelopment Analysis; Appendix 4 - Format of Managerial Skills Training ProgramsAppendix 5 - Average Treatment of Treated and DID Matching EstimatorAppendix 6 - List of Background Papers and Boxes Contributed for the Study; Index; Back CoverThe World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute, and the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID), in collaboration with researchers affiliated with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), recently conducted a study on Africa's domestic enterprises to improve the understanding of the constraints micro and small enterprises in Africa face in improving productivity and expanding their markets. In Africa, there are stark performance gaps between domestically owned enterprises and foreign-owned enterprises in terms of sales peDirections in DevelopmentBusiness enterprisesAfricaIndustrial clustersAfricaIndustrializationAfricaSmall businessAfricaElectronic books.Business enterprisesIndustrial clustersIndustrializationSmall business338.8/7Yoshino Yutaka1035748World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458613103321Industrial clusters and micro and small enterprises in Africa2455604UNINA