African Industry in Decline: The Case of Textiles in Tanzania in the 1980s (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333654453)

This book analyzes the factors behind the poor industrial performance in African countries under structural adjustment policies in the eighties and discusses prospects for recovery and further industrialization in the nineties. The focus is on the African textile sector in a worldwide comparative perspective and Tanzania has been chosen for a detailed case-study. Macro- and microeconomic explanations are given and combined with an analysis of the state. The conclusion is that lack of adequate industrial policy threatens to undermine past industrialization efforts.

Author: Peter De Valk
ISBN-10: 0333654455
ISBN-13: 9780333654453
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 05/17/1996
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d