Manufacturing in South Africa over the last decade: A review of industrial performance and policy

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 623-644

  Kaplan, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MANUFACTURING; POLICY STRATEGY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11144287309     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000288824     Document Type: Article

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