1st Edition

Industrialization in West Africa

By J O C Onyemelukwe Copyright 1984
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1984, Industrialization in West Africa is an authoritative text on the industrial development efforts, spatial characteristics and related problems of countries comprising the West African region. The book commences with a detailed description of the political and economic background against which the slow and unsteady pace of industrialization in each country can be... Read more

List of Tables list of Figures Preface 1. The West African Region 2. The Resource Base for Industrialization in West Africa 3. Historical Perspective of Industrial Development in West Africa 4. Structural Characteristics of Manufacturing Industry in West Africa 5. Factors and Forms of the Spatial Dynamics of Industrial Activity 6. Problems of Economic Independence through Industrialization 7. Industrialization in Nigeria 8. Conclusion Bibliography Glossary Index

Biography

J.O.C. Onyemelukwe