Light Manufacturing in Tanzania : A Reform Agenda for Job Creation and Prosperity

The chapters in part one provides the overall context of light manufacturing in Tanzania. Chapter one presents the rationale for the study, the potential of the sector in creating jobs and prosperity for Africa, and the approach and methodology of the study. Chapter two reviews Tanzania's recent economic performance and prospects and concludes that, despite good macroeconomic performance, the country still needs to pursue structural transformation and diversification. Moreover, despite Tanzania's abundant natural endowments, manufacturing remains a viable source for job creation and prosperity. Chapter three examines the overall business environment among firms of all sizes in light industry in Tanzania. It first reviews the macroeconomic framework, focusing on wages, exchange rates, and interest rates before analyzing the microeconomic issues affecting firms such as export incentives, trade logistics, and access to electricity, land, and finance. Competition, an issue of paramount importance in improving Tanzania's competitiveness, is analyzed next, before a discussion of a potential shortcut for addressing some of the related macro and micro problems.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Dinh, Hinh T., Monga, Célestin
Other Authors:	Morisset, Jacques
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013-09
Subjects:	accounting, accounts receivable, action plans, adverse impact, agriculture, Bank of Tanzania, banking sector, Benchmarking, best practice, binding constraints, budget constraints, business climate, Business Development, Business Environment, businesses, capabilities, capability, capital formation, capitals, cargo traffic, Chamber of Commerce, coal, commercial banks, commodities, commodity, comparative advantage, comparative advantages, competition policy, competitive advantage, Competitiveness, confidence bounds, consolidation, consumers, contract enforcement, Cost Analysis, customs, customs clearance, debt, democratic institutions, deposits, Development Economics, Development Policy, Development Strategy, Domestic Market, dual economy, e-mail, Economic Activities, economic development, economic efficiency, economic geography, economic growth, economic integration, Economic Outlook, Economics, economies of scale, electricity, empirical studies, Enterprise Development, enterprise sector, Enterprise Surveys, entrepreneurial skills, environmental, environmental regulations, EPZ, equipment, Exchange Rate, exchange rates, export incentives, export markets, Export Processing Zone, Export Processing Zones, export sector, exports, externalities, feasibility studies, Finance Corporation, financial institution, Financial Institutions, financial management, financial markets, financial sector, financial services, financial strength, financial support, financial system, Fisheries, fishing, foreign direct investment, foreign exchange, Foreign Investment, GDP, GDP per capita, Global Economy, global market, global markets, global supply chains, Globalization, good governance, government policies, government securities, gross domestic product, gross national savings, growth potential, growth rate, growth strategy, hard budget constraints, human capacity, human capital, Human Resources, Human Resources Development, Images, income levels, Industrial Development, industrialization, Industries Development, inflation, Innovation, innovations, Institutional Support, interest rate, interest rates, international competitiveness, International Finance, International Standard, international trade, inventory, investment climate, Job Creation, knowledge base, labor costs, Labor Force, Labor Productivity, laws, legal framework, legal system, license, licenses, liquid assets, liquidity, low-income countries, Macroeconomic management, Macroeconomic Performance, Macroeconomic stabilization, macroeconomics, managerial skills, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Industries, Market Development, market economy, Medium Enterprise, medium enterprises, microfinance, monetary policies, monopoly, national income, natural endowments, natural resource, natural resources, net savings, networks, new entrants, new markets, new technology, nonperforming loans, off balance sheet, oil, Open Economy, pdf, Penalties, Performance Indicators, photo, policy framework, policy makers, Political Economy, Post Keynesian Economics, private investment, private partnerships, Private Sector, Private Sector Development, privatization, Producers, production costs, productive resources, productivity growth, profitability, public finance, queries, red tape, regional integration, registries, registry, regulatory environment, regulatory framework, rent seeking, result, results, retained earnings, settlement systems, Structural Change, supply chain, targets, Technical Assistance, Technical Skills, telecommunications, Telephone, time frame, trade competitiveness, Trade Liberalization, trade policy, translation, transmission, transport, transport systems, Transportation Infrastructure, unemployment, unemployment rates, urbanization, uses, value added, Value Chain, value chains, Wages, wealth,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15767
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