Articles · Vol. 32 No. 4 (2007): Africa Development

Beyond the Impasse of African Industrial Development: The Case of Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia

  • Stephen Miti Kapunda
    Stephen Miti Kapunda
    Department of Economics, University Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Currently at the Department of Economics, University of Botswana. Email: Kapunda@mopipi.ub.bw
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Abstract

The thrust of this article is to examine critically the importance, performance and under-weighting of the industrial sector in Africa focusing on three coun- tries, Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The article shows that both theoretical and empiri- cal evidence indicates somewhat unsatisfactory industrial performance. The ar- ticle attempts to explain the way forward (beyond the impasse), by providing alternative approaches, opportunities and recommendations.

 

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African Industrial Development globalisation manufacturing sector Botswana Tanzania Zambia

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Author Biography

  • Stephen Miti Kapunda

    Department of Economics, University Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Currently at the Department of Economics, University of Botswana. Email: Kapunda@mopipi.ub.bw

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