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Tables of Contents for Structural Aspects of Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
vii
1
Abstract
viii
1
Acknowledgments
ix
1. Introduction
1
3
2. Financial Sector and Enterprise Finance
4
16
Finance Matters
5
1
Structure of Formal Firm Financing in Africa
6
3
Unimportance of Informal Credit Mechanisms
9
3
Importance of Trade Credit in Sub-Sharan Africa
12
4
Financial Market Imperfections and Financing Small Firms
16
4
3. Technological Capabilities And Learning Mechanisms In African Manufacturing
20
10
Manufacturing Productivity in Africa: Patterns and Determinants
21
1
Endowments of Technological Capabilities in Firms
22
2
Technology Policy for Africa
24
6
4. Structure of Wages in African Manufacturing
30
5
Wage Differentials by Occupational and Education Groups
31
2
Wage Differentials by Size of Enterprise
33
1
Labor Productivity, Unit Labor Costs and Firm Size
34
1
5. Impact of Regulation in Africa
35
5
6. The Dynamics of Enterprise Growth in African Manufaturing
40
10
What Types of Firms Are Growing in Africa?
40
5
Which Firms Drive Job Creation?
45
2
Quality of Jobs Created Through Growth
47
1
Determinants of Firm Growth
48
2
7. Africa Can Compete: Export Opportunities and Challenges for Garments and Home Products in the U. S. and European Markets
50
7
References
57
3
Appendix A: Regional Program on Enterprise Development (RPED)--List of Available Papers
60