The team of authors see this book as a contribution to lifting the standard of debate and towards restarting in-depth comparative research.

Concentrates on the seven countries which between them (excluding South Africa) account for 60 per cent of total manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa. The contributors look at the role of manufacturing and industry in the development of these countries, arguing that future prosperity could be enhanced by a three-pronged approach to industrialisation.
Published in association with the ODI