Leading Issues on Africa's Path to Industrialisation: The Role of Support Systems and Instruments

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Title:	Leading Issues on Africa's Path to Industrialisation: The Role of Support Systems and Instruments
Authors:	Yumkella, Kandeh Vinanchiarachi, Jebamalai
Year:	2003
Periodical:	Journal of African Economies
Volume:	12
Issue:	1
Period:	March
Pages:	30-40
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Subsaharan Africa Africa
Subjects:	industrial development industrial policy Development and Technology Economics and Trade
External link:	https://jae.oxfordjournals.org/content/12/1/30.full.pdf
Abstract:	This paper highlights a number of issues that impede sub-Saharan Africa's attempts to achieve a higher degree of industrialization, with a focus on the role of institutional support systems in assisting firms. The paper contends that support systems and instruments can play a role in promoting industrialization. Examples of support systems and instruments are given with a view to highlighting the role of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in addressing issues pertaining to investment, small business development, environmental management, industrial energy efficiency and industrial governance. Bibliogr., ref., sum. [Journal abstract]