The State, Technology and Industrialization in Africa

Download or read book The State, Technology and Industrialization in Africa written by J. James and published by Springer. This book was released on 1995-04-12 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrialization in Africa has relied heavily on state institutions of various kinds and on the inflow of foreign capital, especially foreign aid. With particular reference to technology and on the basis of a wide range of case-studies, this book explains how these features of the African experience have jointly contributed not only to the many cases of failure in the public sector, but also to a number of exceptional cases that can be regarded as success stories.