Technology and Enterprise Development
Ghana under Structural Adjustment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3910757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George J Sefa Dei, Thomas Mark Turay, Sanjaya Lall, Giorgio Barba Navaratti, Simón Teitel, Ganeshan Wiggnaraja |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 159 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/221562 |
| OpenAlex | W1934799258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
Technology is one of the primary determinants of the competitiveness of manufacturing firms. Since practically all the technologies in use are imported from the developed countries and their application is known and understood, it is widely believed that developing country firms need to invest little on their own in technological effort. This book is the first detailed attempt to assess technological capabilities in an African country. It is a study of a sample of manufacturing enterprises in Ghana. A country undergoing structural adjustment since the mid-1980s. It develops further and applies the methodology used in past analyses of technological capabilities in developing countries. Its findings cast fresh light on the problems of industrial development in Africa and on the effects of rapid liberalization programs. The policy conclusions drawn are of relevance to other countries at early stages of industrial development. This study was part of the World Bank's Regional Program for Enterprise Development (RPED), which was intended to analyses the dynamics of enterprise growth in several countries in Sub Saharan Africa Ghana is the first country to be studied in this program. This study does not; therefore attempt to address the issues covered by these other modules. The enterprises in Ghana that gave generously of their time and information are too numerous to mention individually
Business · Process management · Economic Growth and Productivity · Firm Innovation and Growth
The family housing sector in urban Ghana
Industrial policy and structural transformation
Industrial district or subordinated production
Structural adjustment and African industry
Acquisition of technological capability in development
Learning the master's trade
Development Institutions and Small-Scale Enterprises in Ghana
Literacy and social development in the information age
Measuring technological capabilities in Mexican industry
The Multilateral Trading System, Economic Development, and Poverty Alleviation in Africa
Ghana
National innovation strategy
Estratégia nacional de inovação
The Ghanaian manufacturing sector 1991–95
Agglomeration Advantages and Capability Building in Industrial Clusters
British manufacturing investment in sub‐Saharan Africa
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2023 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |