African manufacturing firm : an analysis based on firm surveys in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa

This book is a comprehensive treatment of the organized (i.e. non-household) manufacturing sector in sub-Saharan Africa. It covers themes such as: the size and distribution of firms in Africa; entrepreneurship, labor and the regulatory business environments in Africa; the dynamic problem of growth and investment of firms. After a short overview (Part I), Part II examines the size distribution of enterprises, production relations in African manufacturing and the relative productivities of small and large firms. Part III provides detailed discussion of the factors of production entrepreneurship, finance, labor, and the regulatory and business environments in which the firms operate