Commercialization and corporate capital in the sorghum beer industry of Central Africa

The research efforts in this article have been geared towards identifying the factors militating against the global competitiveness of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The major challenges and problems of the sector include: deteriorating and poor infrastructures; high production costs; inconsistent government policies on the sector; severe competition from imported goods; limited scope of operation; financial constraints; among a myriod of other impediments. To be a developed economy, Nigeria should have a strong and dynamic manufacturing sector. To enable Nigeria to be one of the twenty biggest economics in 2020, in line with the government Vision 20:2020, this article made far reaching recommendations which should be implemented religiously.

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Factors Militating Against the Global Competitiveness of Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

Does the formation of a customs union reduce and eventually eliminate tariffs among member countries to provide mechanisms or regional institutions for social, economic and political development? The literature examined suggests that, although many problems of trade liberalization continue to occur, greater benefits could be obtained by reducing tariffs on a non-discriminatory basis, or by removing protection from domestic enterprises altogether, and by importing domestic requirements of the products of displaced industries from outside at world market prices The literature also provides a valid case for protecting certain activities in ECOWAS — particularly trade and industrial enterprises — either for the purpose of increasing income or the rate of economic growth, or in order to achieve certain non-economic objectives The implications of economic integration in these terms can best be examined within a broader theoretical framework of developmental theory of trade liberalization

Obstacles to trade liberalization and economic cooperation among west African states

Our efforts in this research have been geared towards analyzing the operational environments of manufacturing firms in Aba, South-East, Nigeria. Specifically, the case study was Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Abia chapter. Eight five percent of MAN‟s membership was studied. Percentages and test of proportion were used to analyse the data and for hypotheses testing. The study revealed among others that: Government policies impact negatively on entrepreneurship development in Nigeria generally and in Aba specifically. And that manufacturing enterprises in Aba are concentrated in the production of light and consumer oriented goods. These two factors are better described as the harsh economic environments of manufacturers, the cumulative effects of which include: operating below installed capacity, losing business opportunities, incurring losses and closing shop; contributing very little to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), at 4.20% in 2011, inability to provide/create employment opportunities, in a country where the rate of unemployment is very high; and inability to compete globally and earn foreign exchange for themselves and the economy, etc. It is against the backdrop of the negative impact of government policies, and the harsh operational environment of the manufacturing sector, that the study made far reaching recommendations. Key words: Manufacturing, Operational environments, Competitiveness, Gross Domestic Product, Capacity Utilization.

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An Analysis of the Operational Environments of Manufacturing Firms in Aba, South-East, Nigeria

The development of countries with laggard economies is becoming a global concern. The harmful complications of poverty and illiteracy are beginning to show up outside those countries in violent forms. The precautions against this migration of harm are splitting the world apart at the same time as technology may become able to bring it together. Over the last few years, information technology (IT) has grown very fast and is still spreading into all aspects of life in developed countries. The recent research in those countries is bringing more evidence that IT is a leveraging tool for business and not a luxury. This paper discusses the potential role IT could play in developing a country. We start by raising the awareness about the major factors of development of relevance to the thesis topic: natural resources, location, industrialization and education. We identify the two main approaches to development and point out the potential of each using cases of two exemplary

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Discussing Issues of Information Technology in Country Development

Industrialization in West Africa: Onyemelukwe, J.O.C. London: Croom Helm, 1984. 226 pp. £17.95 hardback

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Industrialization in West Africa: Onyemelukwe, J.O.C. London: Croom Helm, 1984. 226 pp. £17.95 hardback