The system of protection and industrial development in Zimbabwe

This study assesses the extent of protection in Zimbabwe created by managed trade and other forms of government intervention, and the resultant efficiency of manufacturing sector industries, using single period effective rate of protection (ERP) and domestic resource cost (DRC) estimates. The aim is to show the structure of incentives and efficiency implications of intervention for sample firms and the whole manufacturing sector. The specific objectives of the study are: (1) to estimate and examine the structure of incentives in Zimbabwe manufacturing, and (2) to estimate and analyse the efficiency of manufacturing industries. The study focuses on the period after independence up to 1989. (DÜI-Hff)