Productivity in the Manufacturing Subsector: Issues of Income and Employment Generation for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Titus Chukwuemezie Okeke ()
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Titus Chukwuemezie Okeke: Nnamdi Azikiwe University

A chapter in The Future of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 2020, pp 83-98 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyses productivity in manufacturing subsector, issues of employmentEmployment and income generationGeneration for sustainableSustainable developmentSustainable development in Nigeria. The issue of productivity in the manufacturing sub-sector is critical in the development process. High productivity in the various sectors of the Nigerian economy particularly the manufacturing subsector is critical towards achieving sustainable development in the country. Empirical studies as well as data on productivity in the Nigerian economy are scanty. However the manufacturing sector contribution to GDP, capacity utilization, manufacturing value added per capita and contribution to export are indicative of low productivity. Nigeria’sNigeria competitivenessCompetitiveness , technology and industrial policiesPolicy for innovationInnovation need to be complemented by infrastructureInfrastructure policiesPolicy , industry representation, and business-enabling trade and investment. These policiesPolicy are prerequisites for integrating into global value chain.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21154-7_4

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