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Technology and Enterprise Development

Ghana under Structural Adjustment

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Sanjaya Lall

    1. University of Oxford, UK

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  2. Giorgio Barba Navaretti

    1. University of Milan, Italy

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  3. Simón Teitel

    1. World Bank, Washington, USA

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  4. Ganeshan Wignaraja

    1. Magdalen College, University of Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Approach and Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction and Analytical Approach

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 3-23

    3. Background to Technology Development in Ghana

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 24-45

    4. Methodology and Sample Characteristics

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 46-60

    5. Technological Characteristics of Panel Sample

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 61-108

  3. Process and Determinants of Technological Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Technological Capabilities: A Summary Evaluation

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 111-136

    3. Technologically ‘Competent’ Firms

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 137-142

    4. Human Capital and Technology Development

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 143-169

    5. Technical Effort

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 170-177

    6. Incentives and Other Influences on TC Development

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 178-184

  4. Policy Implications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Lessons of the Case Studies

      • Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja
      Pages 187-198

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 199-262
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About this book

The process of capability development is central to industrialization, but the current literature focuses on the advanced developing countries. This book, based on a World Bank sponsored study of enterprise development in Ghana, is the first to examine in detail how firms in least developed countries in Africa acquire technological capabilities. It analyses why Ghanaian firms are generally relatively uncompetitive, why some firms are better than others, and how the structural adjustment is affecting manufacturing development.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Oxford, UK

    Sanjaya Lall

  • University of Milan, Italy

    Giorgio Barba Navaretti

  • World Bank, Washington, USA

    Simón Teitel

  • Magdalen College, University of Oxford, UK

    Ganeshan Wignaraja

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Technology and Enterprise Development

  • Book Subtitle: Ghana under Structural Adjustment

  • Authors: Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaretti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wignaraja

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13925-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-13925-5Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 262

  • Topics: Development Economics, Industries, Engineering, general

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