-productivity activities in manufacturing assume an important role remains a defining feature of economic development. The challenges to attain … industrialization this paper discusses the past and present roles of the manufacturing sector in structural change and analyses new … opportunities provided by resource-based industrialization, (v) the accelerating pace of technological change in manufacturing, (vi …

(1953-2003), for the industrial sector (1978-2003) and for the manufacturing sector (1985-2003). The estimates for industry … and manufacturing are broken down by thirty regions. The main contribution of this paperlies in constructing hitherto …

followed by the manufacturing sector of Latin American largest economies (VArgentina, Brazil and Mexico) during the last … manufacturing sector of these economies had followed a trajectory of partial catching-up with structural polarization. In short …, these economies are lagging behind at the aggregate manufacturing level, but show very heterogeneous trends within their own …

relationship with propensity. The analysis is based on innovation survey data on manufacturing firms from Jiangsu province of China …

prime avenue for economic development. Manufacturing was identified as the main engine of economic growth, economic … development and social progress. In recent years, however, the role of manufacturing has been challenged and questions have been … raised concerning the continued importance of manufacturing for economic development, catch up and poverty reduction in …

Since the middle of the eighteenth century, manufacturing has functioned as the main engine of economic growth and … development. However, in recent research, questions have been raised concerning the continued importance of the manufacturing … sector for economic development. This paper reexamines the role of manufacturing as a driver of growth in developing …

investment decision based on 1996-2002 firm level data from the Ethiopian manufacturing. It relies on a rich census based panel …

the existence of a complementarity between in-house R&D and external technology acquisition in Chinese manufacturing firms … and medium size manufacturing firms in China, but not in generating process innovation nor in achieving higher levels of …

This paper examines the emergence of manufacturing in developing countries in the period 1950-2005. It presents new … straightforward. Manufacturing has been important for growth in developing countries, but not all expectations of the engine of growth …