Small is useful: Ronald Watts shows how small-scale industry is helping to reduce waste, make useful items and promote exports.(Exports)

African Review of Business and Technology,  November, 2006  by Watts, Ronald

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THE YEAR 2005 saw an endless series of promises that the rich nations of the world would soon take serious steps to help African nations in promoting industries and exports. Although there were positive steps in granting debt relief and some reduction in tariffs, progress to date has been limited. To show an effect on incomes there has production not just of exports but goods for local consumption. These include such things as clothes, shoes, furniture and household equipment. The challenge is for some of the existing initiatives to be expanded or copied.

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