Technology and Enterprise Development
Ghana Under Structural Adjustment
Published on 22. September 1994
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-333-61884-4 (ISBN)
Description
The process of capability development is central to industrialization, but the current literature focuses on the advanced developing countries. This book, based on a World Bank sponsored study of enterprise development in Ghana, is the first to examine in detail how firms in least developed countries in Africa acquire technological capabilities. It analyses why Ghanaian firms are generally relatively uncompetitive, why some firms are better than others, and how the structural adjustment is affecting manufacturing development.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, references, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
457 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-61884-4 (9780333618844)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - PART A: APPROACH AND BACKGROUND - Introduction and Analytical Approach - Background to Technology Development in Ghana - Methodology and Sample Characteristics - Technological Characteristics of the Panel Sample - PART B: PROCESS AND DETERMINANTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT - Technological Capabilities: A Summary Evaluation - Technologically 'Competent' Firms - Human Capital and Technology Development - Technical Effort - Incentives and Other Influences on TC Development -PART C: POLICY IMPLICATIONS - Lesson of the Case Studies - Appendix A: Textiles and Garments -Appendix B: Food Processing - Appendix C: Wood Working - Appendix D: Metal Working - Notes - References - Index