Chandra, VandanaDinh, Hinh T.Cossar, FrancesPalmade, Vincent2012-03-192012-03-192012-02-21978-0-8213-8961-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2245The World Bank's strategy for Africa's future recognizes the central importance of industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the consequent creation of productive jobs for Africans, which have long been a preoccupation of African leaders and policy makers. This book represents an attempt to address these issues. The book stresses that, while the recent turnaround in Africa's economic growth is encouraging, this growth must be accompanied by structural transformation to be sustainable and to create productive employment for its people. For many African countries, this transformation involves lifting workers from low-productivity agriculture and informal sectors into higher productivity activities. Light manufacturing can offer a viable solution for Sub-Saharan Africa, given its potential competitiveness that is based on low wage costs and abundance of natural resources that supply raw materials needed for industries. This study has five features that distinguish it from previous studies. First, the detailed studies on light manufacturing at the subsector and product levels in five countries provide in-depth cost comparisons between Asia and Africa. Second, building on a growing body of work, the report uses a wide array of quantitative and qualitative techniques, including quantitative surveys and value chain analysis, to identify key constraints to enterprises and to evaluate differences in firm performance across countries. Third, the findings that firm constraints vary by country, sector, and firm size led us to adopt a targeted approach to identifying constraints and combining market-based measures and selected government interventions to remove them. Fourth, the solution to light manufacturing problems cuts across many sectors and does not lie only in manufacturing alone. Solving the problem of manufacturing inputs requires solving specific issues in agriculture, education, and infrastructure. Fifth, the report draws on experiences and solutions from other developing countries to inform its recommendations. The report's goal is to find practical ways to increase employment and spur job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa.La stratégie de la Banque mondiale pour l’avenir de l’Afrique reconnaît l’importance centrale de l’industrialisation de l’Afrique subsaharienne et la création d’emplois productifs pour les Africains, industrialisation et création d’emplois qui sont de longue date la préoccupation des leaders et dirigeants politiques africains. Ce livre s’efforce de traiter ces questions. Si le récent redressement de la croissance de l’économie africaine est encourageant, pour que cette croissance soit durable, elle doit s’accompagner d’une transformation structurelle et créer des emplois productifs pour la population. Pour de nombreux pays africains, cette transformation implique le passage de nombreuses personnes actives des secteurs agricole et informel à productivité faible à des activités plus productives. L’industrie légère peut offrir une solution viable à l’Afrique subsaharienne, étant donné la compétitivité potentielle de celle-ci qui repose sur la faiblesse de ses coûts salariaux et sa richesse en ressources naturelles susceptibles de constituer les matières premières nécessaires aux industries. Au moyen de cinq outils d’analyses et sources de données, ce livre étudie les obstacles contraignants dans chacun des cinq secteurs d’activité qu’il couvre : le vêtement, les articles en cuir, les produits métalliques, les produits agroindustriels et les articles en bois. L’Éthiopie est utilisée comme exemple, le Vietnam comme pays de comparaison et la Chine comme référence, tandis que des aperçus sont donnés sur la Tanzanie et la Zambie afin d’en tirer des enseignements pour l’ensemble de l’Afrique subsaharienne. Le texte recommande un programme de politiques ciblées dans le but d’exploiter l’avantage comparatif latent de l’Afrique dans certaines industries légères, en particulier les articles en cuir, le vêtement et les produits agricoles transformés.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYAGRICULTUREANALYTICAL APPROACHARABLE LANDAUTOMOBILESBANK LOANSBANKSBARGAININGBARGAINING POWERBENCHMARKBENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKSBENEFIT ANALYSISBORROWINGBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS STRATEGYCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCARBONCERTIFICATECHAMBER OF COMMERCECLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCOPYRIGHTCOST OF LIVINGCOUNTRY COMPARISONSCUSTOMSDEBTDEMONSTRATION EFFECTSDEPOSITSDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC STRUCTUREECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENTERPRISE SURVEYENTERPRISE SURVEYSENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSENVIRONMENTSEQUIPMENTEXPLOITATIONEXPORT GROWTHEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT OPPORTUNITIESEXPORTSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISCAL POLICIESFISHINGFIXED PRICESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN INVESTMENTSFUTURE STUDIESGDPGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGLOBAL MARKETSGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGOVERNMENT POLICYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHOUSINGHUMAN RESOURCEIMPORT TARIFFSINCOMEINDUSTRIAL BASEINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL ECONOMYINDUSTRIAL STRUCTUREINDUSTRIALIZATIONINEXPERIENCED WORKERSINFLATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINPUT PRICESINSPECTIONINSTITUTIONINSURANCEJOB CREATIONLABOR COSTSLABOR DISPUTESLABOR EFFICIENCYLABOR FORCELABOR LEGISLATIONLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR RELATIONSLAND PRICESLAND USELAWSLEGISLATIONLICENSESLIMITED ACCESSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOGGINGMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMANAGERIAL SKILLSMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARKET INFORMATIONMARKET LIBERALIZATIONMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMATERIALMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMETALSMIGRATIONMONOPOLIESNATURAL RESOURCESNEW ENTRANTSOCCUPATIONSOILONE-STOP SHOPSOPEN ECONOMIESOUTPUTSPAYOUTSPDFPENALTIESPENSION PLANSPER CAPITA INCOMEPHOTOPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRICE CONTROLSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTSPRODUCERSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROVEN RESERVESPURCHASING POWERQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUERIESRENT SEEKINGRESULTRESULTSRETAIL TRADESAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSEARCHSKILLED LABORSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSTRUCTURAL CHANGESUBSIDIARYSUPERVISIONSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTAX REVENUETAX REVENUESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNICAL TRAININGTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONETIMBERTIME FRAMETRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRAINING COSTSTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYMENTUNSKILLED WORKERSUSESVALUE ADDEDVALUE CHAINVALUE CHAINSWAGE RATESWAGESWANWEBWILLINGNESS TO PAYWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8961-4