Knowledge, technology, and cluster-based growth in Africa / / edited by Douglas Zhihua Zeng

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2008]; copyright 2008
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 130 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm
• Disciplina: 338.96
• Soggetto topico: Industrial clusters - Africa; Enterprise zones - Africa; Business enterprises - Africa
• Altri autori: ZengDouglas Zhihua
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Knowledge, Technology, and Cluster-Based Growth in Africa: Findings from 11 Case Studies of Enterprise Clusters in Africa; Table 1.1. Overview of 11 enterprise clusters in Africa; Table 1.2. Sources of new ideas in the Mwenge handicrafts cluster; Table 1.3. Education levels of entrepreneurs in selected clusters; Table 1.4. Firms' perception of government support in Nnewi cluster; 2. The Suame Manufacturing Cluster in Ghana; Figure 2.1. Population growth of Suame Magazine; Table 2.1. Products and services of the Suame cluster ; Table 2.2. Education levels of respondents Table 2.3. Primary sources of acquired skills; 3. The Kamukunji Metalwork Cluster in Kenya; Table 3.1 Key success factors; 4. The Lake Naivasha Cut Flower Cluster in Kenya; Table 4.1. Growth in floricultural exports, 1995-2004; Table 4.2. Major export destinations of Kenya's floral exports, 2003; Table 4.3. Distribution of flower farms in Kenya by major growing region, 2005; Table 4.4. Distribution of the most important floral varieties grown in Kenya; 5. The Nnewi Automotive Components Cluster in Nigeria ; Table 5.1. Size distribution of automotive spare parts manufacturing enterprises in Nnewi Table 5.2. Profile of firms in the Nnewi Cluster, 1997; Table 5.3. Foreign machinery imports; Table 5.4. Rating of inter-firm linkage types; Table 5.5. Vertical and horizontal links among firms in the Nnewi cluster; Table 5.6. Average number of employees per firm, by skill type, 2000-2004; Figure 5.1. Constraints faced by firms in the importation of components; Figure 5.2. Firms' assessment of physical infrastructure; Table 5.7. Firms' perception of government support to the cluster ; Table 5.8. Assessment of the competitive environment 6. The Otigba Computer Village Cluster in Nigeria; Figure 6.1. Small and medium-size enterprises in the Otigba Computer Village cluster; Box 6.1. Entrepreneurship trajectory at Otigba Computer Village; Table 6.1. Changes in competitive factors (percent); Table 6.2. Staffing trends in Otigba cluster, 2000-2004; Table 6.3. Firms' perceptions of changing horizontal and vertical links (percent); Table 6.4. Prominent features of the Otigba Computer Village cluster; 7. Handicraft and Furniture Clusters in Tanzania ; Box 7.1. Agglomerative benefits in the furniture and handicraft clusters Table 7.1. Education of entrepreneurs in the Mwenge and Keko Clusters (percent); 8. The Lake Victoria Fishing Cluster in Uganda; Table 8.1. Geographical location of fish-processing plants by nearest city in Uganda, March 2004; 9. The Textile and Clothing Cluster in Mauritius; Table 9.1. Number of textile and clothing firms (2000-2005); Table 9.2. Employment in the textile and clothing sector (2000-2005); Table 9.3. Quality component of different product lines, 2004 ; Table 9.4. Hourly costs of unskilled labor in the textile industry, 1997
• Sommario/riassunto: Africa is on the move, demonstrating in recent years a significant potential for economic growth. Although the region still faces many challenges, it is also generating pockets of economic vitality in the form of enterprise clusters that are contributing to national, regional, and local productivity. Through case examples from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book provides an understanding of how these dynamic enterprise clusters were formed and have evolved, and how knowledge, human capital, and technology have contributed to their success.
• Titolo autorizzato: Knowledge, technology, and cluster-based growth in Africa
• ISBN: 1-281-21771-9; 9786611217716; 0-8213-7307-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820776303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.