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Title

Small industry development in Africa : lessons from Sudan / Dirk Hansohm.

Author

Hansohm, Dirk.

Publication

Münster : Lit, 1992.

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Description

263 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.

Summary

• Small industry and its promotion is regarded by many as a solution of the African economic crisis. This timely study provides analytical tools for anyone interested in studying Africa's small industry. It gives an overview of the theoretical discussion on small industry in Africa and confronts this with evidence from Sudan and a case study of Nyala city (West-Sudan).
• The underlying development advantages ascribed to small industry - labour intensity, income creation, capital mobilisation, efficiency, flexibility, low import intensity etc. - are systematically analysed. The second part of the study examines the internal and external growth constraints of small industry. The results challenge a considerable part of existing knowledge.

Series Statement

Bremer Afrika-Studien ; Bd. 2

Uniform Title

Bremer Afrika-Studien ; Bd. 2.

Subjects

• Small business > Sudan > Case studies
• Industrial promotion > Sudan > Case studies
• Small business > Africa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-245).

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Sudan: A case for economic reform -- 4. Small industries: An introduction -- 5. Distinct advantages of small industries -- 6. Growth constraints of small industries -- 7. Summary and conclusion -- App. 1 Economic and social indicators of African countries -- App. 2 International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) -- App. 3 Price indices -- App. 4 Questionnaire -- App. 5 Employment in Sudanese industry: a micro-perspective -- App. 6 Light industries.

ISBN

3894732237

LCCN

92220231

OCLC

• 27443381
• ocm27443381

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries