While development effects of small scale industries is not in doubt, this study examined the relative contributions of different sectors of this industrial sub group to regional development, with a view to isolating the most important contributors to development in Ondo state. The study made use...

Trade in manufacturing through global and regional value chains has played an especially prominent role in global economic growth in recent decades. However, Africa faces severe challenges in growing manufacturing activities in the face of China and Southeast Asia's competitive dominance of...