Light manufacturing in africa targeted policies to enhance private investment and create jobs c b tweet like share shares 0 download english pdf 3048mb text file 4714kb french pdf 2217mb french pdf 2761mb text file 5870kb published 2012 02 21 journal 1 of 1 authors dinh hinh t palmade vincent chandra vandana cossar frances metadata show full item record . 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 . Light manufacturing in africa targeted policies to enhance private investment and create jobs english abstract the world banks strategy for africas 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. These are some of the key findings from an upcoming book by me and my team titled light manufacturing in africa targeted policies to enhance private investment and create jobs the team conducted qualitative interviews with about 300 formal and informal enterprises of all sizes in three african countries ethiopia tanzania and zambia and two asian countries china and vietnam we combine . Light manufacturing in africa targeted policies to enhance private investment and create jobs hinht dinh vincent palmade vandana chandra frances cossar a copublication of the agence franchise de developpement and the world bank contents foreword xiii acknowledgments xv abbreviations and acronyms xvii overview light manufacturing in africa targeted policies to enhance private investment