Globalisation and Trade
Implications for Exports from Marginalised Economies
Published on 16. March 2001
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7146-5159-0 (ISBN)
Description
The papers collected in this volume report the results of research on issues dealing with the failure of globalization to benefit poor countries. They explain how exports could be improved for these countries and reveal the role that UK supermarkets play in African poverty.
Reviews / Votes
'The research reported in this book takes us considerably further in understanding the obstacles firms in low-income countries must overcome if they wish to enter global markets.' - Journal of International DevelopmentMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7146-5159-0 (9780714651590)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Igor Filatotchev, Oliver Morrissey
Content
Globalization and trade - the implications for exports from marginalized economies, Oliver Morrissey and Igor Filatotchev; skills, investment and exports from manufacturing firms in Africa, Mans Soderbom and Francis Teal; exporting activity in transitional economies - an enterprise-level study, Trevor Buck, Igor Filatotchev, Natalia Demina and Mike Wright; policy and non-policy barriers to trade and implicit taxation of exports in Uganda, Chris Milner, Oliver Morrissey and Nicodemus Rudaheranwa; why does Zimbabwe export manufactures and Uganda not? econometrics meets history, Adrian Wood and Kate Jordan; globalization and unequalization - what can be learned from value chain analysis?, Raphael Kaplinsky; governance and trade in fresh vegetables - the impact of UK supermarkets on the African horticulture industry, Catherine Dolan and John Humphrey; learning from global buyers, Hubert Schmitz and Peter Knorringa.