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A review essay on: (1) Gautam Sen, The Military Origins of Industrialisation and International Trade Rivalry (London: Frances Pinter, 1984); (2) Barry Bluestone & Bennett Harrison, The De-Industrialisation of America: Plant Closings, Community Abandonment, and the Dismantling of Basic Industry (New York: Basic Books, 1982); (3) UN Industrial Development Organisation, Industry in a Changing World: Special Issue of the Industrial Development Survey for the Fourth General Conference of UNIDO (New York: United Nations, 1983); (4) Robert Ballance & Stuart Sinclair, Industry Strategy in a Changing World (London: Allen & Unwin, 1983); (5) Edward K. Y. Chen, Multinational Corporations, Technology and Employment (London: Macmillan, 1983); (6) Richard J. Schonberger, Japanese Manufacturing Technique: Nine Hidden Lessons in Simplicity (London: Collier-Macmillan, 1982); & (7) W. J. Abernathy, K. B. Clarke, & A. M. Kantrow, Industrial Renaissance: Producing a Competitive Future for America (New York: Basic Books, 1983 [see listings in IRPSPPD No. 13]). These works offer a historical perspective on industrialization, emphasizing two themes: the growing interconnectedness of industrial growth & the key role played by technological innovation. These concerns are developed through examination of a vast combined range of topics. Attention is given to industrialization in mature economies, the rise of industrialization in the less-developed countries & Japan, & reindustrialization strategies in Europe & the US. Major issues explored include: economic interdependence & crisis; protectionism; the causes of industrial decline; the replicability of Japanese production techniques; locational implications of Japanese techniques; & the political economy of reindustrialization. Certain remaining inadequacies in these analyses suggest directions for future research. 15 References. W. H. Stoddard

This paper examines Botswana's industrial performance since its independence in 1966. Botswana's manufacturing growth was amongst the highest in the world between 1965 and 1985