1st Edition

The System of Protection and Industrial Development in Zimbabwe

By Lindani B. Ndlovu Copyright 1994
255 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

255 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1994, this volume’s seeks to evaluate the impact of trade restrictions and other forms of government intervention on the development of manufacturing industries in Zimbabwe in the 1980s. The study focuses on the period after independence in Zimbabwe up to 1989. The emphasis of the study is on (a) the extent and levels of effective protection afforded the industries by the... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. An Outline of the Development of the Zimbabwe Economy. 3. Industrial Strategy, Protection and Performance in Manufacturing. 4. The Development of the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe. 5. Trade Strategy and the System of Protection in Zimbabwe. 6. Research Methodology and Sample Survey Characteristics. 7. Conversion Factors (CFs) for Non-Traded Sector Inputs and Discount Rate. 8. Effective Protection Among Survey Firms. 9. Efficiency Among Surveyed Manufacturing Firms. 10. Conclusions.

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Ndlovu, Lindani B.