Industrialization of Economies with Low Manufacturing Base
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2016-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The basic theme of the dissertation is placing structure of economies as an intermediate explanatory
factor for attainment of sustained growth of low-income economies that are in transition from stagnant
agricultural economy to modern economic growth. The dissertation sets out with conceptualization of a
model applicable to structures of low income and under industrialized economies, and hypothesizes on
the long term outcomes of these structures. Sustained growth is the result of a particular structure in
which manufacturing growth drives economic growth. A structure where transaction services have
expanded beyond certain levels stunts manufacturing. Empirical investigations were carried out to test the hypotheses on 35 countries that were low-income economies in 1970.The results provide support for centrality of manufacturing and for the retarding effect of non-optimal growth of transaction services
on manufacturing growth.
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Manufacturing base, Industrialization