Suchergebnisse

Introduction -- An international comparison of the size-structure of manufacturing firms -- Salient features of the growth pattern in India -- The non-household sector in Indian manufacturing -- The impact of the missing middle on the growth rate -- The missing middle in manufacturing -- Causes of dualism in Indian manufacturing -- The role of SMEs in manufacturing and economic development : the case of Japan -- The role of small-medium enterprises in manufacturing and economic development : the case of Taiwan -- The case of Korea -- The case of Thailand -- Size-structure of manufacturing industry in Bangladesh and implications for growth and poverty -- The case of Vietnam

The book deals with some aspects of employment and labour markets in sub-Saharan Africa. Labour markets include not only labour working for wages but also those pursuing their livelihood through self-employment in the agricultural and service and the informal manufacturing sectors. The book begins with a thorough treatment of the trends in employment and labour earnings in the formal wage sector. Part 2 analyzes labour market trends in the formal sector, largely relying on the data for the manufacturing sector. Part 3 is devoted to the interrelationship between income differentials, rural-urban migration and the incidence of poverty. Part 4 raises the question whether the trend decline in wages in African manufacturing increases the external competitiveness of African manufacturing. Before drawing conclusions the authors study in detail (part 5) the earnings and other labour variables in terms of the characteristics of different types of firms in manufacturing. (DÜI-Sbd)