Japan’s Industrial Development, 1868-1939: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa

In a bid to foster the continent's industrialization, Sub-Saharan Africa launched industrial clusters or parks for channeling foreign know-how and capital and are bypassing the many obstacles of domestic business environments. Due to the high degree of failure experienced in many parts Africa, the China model of success story can serve as a case study of commitment top leadership, political goodwill, focused legal and regulatory framework, setting up favorable location advantages, tax breaks, duty-free imports of raw materials, export tax exemption, updated and modern technologies. It is also important African industrial development to build local manufacturing capacity, skilled people, including strengthening the concept of public-private partnership, but above all, investing in infrastructure.

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Financing the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan African Countries

10.4018/978-1-6684-3885-5.ch003 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 32-51

Author(s):

Alex Nester Jiya ◽

Ernest Roderick Falinya

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

African Countries ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

High Population Growth ◽

Development Goals ◽

Sub Saharan

The chapter seeks to provide insights on the alternatives for financing sustainable development in the Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). It has been highlighted in the chapter that the region faces the danger of not attaining the SDGs due to poor political systems, climate change, high population growth and restricted economic growth and development. This comes in the midst of declining and unpredictable Official Development Assistance (ODA) plus other domestic and foreign financing instruments. Despite the constraints, the chapter has explored the potential for the region to attain and maintain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) way beyond 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa has a lot of natural resources and a favorable demographic structure. Furthermore, the region has shown some signs of industrial development of late and increasing regional integration which are key to economic transformation. Finally, the chapter has highlighted some policy recommendations in order for the region to realise its potential and attain the SDGs.

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Water reclamation for industrial use in sub-Saharan Africa – a critical review

Drinking Water Engineering and Science ◽

10.5194/dwes-12-45-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 45-58

Author(s):

Noor Jehan Gulamussen ◽

André Marques Arsénio ◽

Nelson Pedro Matsinhe ◽

Louis Cornelis Rietveld

Keyword(s):

Water Scarcity ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Management Practices ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

World Population ◽

Water Reclamation ◽

Sanitation Services ◽

Industrial Use ◽

Sub Saharan

Abstract. The increasing world population and growth of industrial development lead to growing water scarcity that, combined with deficient sanitation services, represents serious challenges, particularly in regions like sub-Saharan Africa. Water reclamation is a promising approach to reduce water scarcity, serving as a driving force for better sanitation services and protecting the environment by treating sewage and redistributing for the benefit of other water-dependent applications (e.g., industries). This paper aims to give an overview of the global trends on water reclamation, with a focus on industrial use, and to derive lessons for implementation of water reclamation projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings show that extensive experience exists in technology and management practices that can allow successful implementation of water reclamation projects in the region. Under the conditions of deficient sanitation services and low levels of technical expertise, the main challenge is to develop a framework that can facilitate the integration of social and technological methodologies and help in introducing water reclamation in water allocation planning, including the development of specific legislation for industrial water use and disposal.

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Industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa: The impact of structural adjustment

Structural Adjustment, Reconstruction and Development in Africa ◽

10.4324/9780429401749-6 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 71-81

Author(s):

Ben Kaluwa

Keyword(s):

Industrial Development ◽

Structural Adjustment ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

The Impact

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Productivity and industrial development in sub-Saharan Africa

World Development ◽

10.1016/0305-750x(93)90133-t ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Howard Pack

Keyword(s):

Industrial Development ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan

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Supply Chain System and Barriers of Exporting

International Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9814-7.ch015 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 312-332

Author(s):

Gloria Sraha

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Supply Chain System ◽

Financial Barriers ◽

Agricultural Industry ◽

Chain System ◽

Unexplored Area ◽

Export Barriers ◽

Sub Saharan

This research applies interviews to investigate export barriers pertaining in the supply chain system of the agricultural industry of Ghana, as a representative country of Sub Saharan Africa. Evidence is provided from an unexplored area which is likely to bring new insights into export barrier literature primarily focused on lower emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study identified four main export barriers; which are logistics, functional, marketing and financial barriers. The study concluded that management of firms have to be proactive in disassembling export barriers to enable a commanding role in pursuit for strong economic and industrial development in African and beyond.

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