Why Does Zimbabwe Export Manufactures and Uganda Not? Econometrics Meets History

Adrian Wood and K. Jordan

Journal of Development Studies, 2000, vol. 37, issue 2, 91-116

Abstract: Uganda and Zimbabwe are predicted on the basis of their human and natural resources, to have similar shares of manufactures in their exports However, Uganda falls a long way short of the predicted share, while Zimbabwe greatly exceeds it. Uganda's manufactured export share is unusually small mainly because of high transport costs, due to its distance from the sea and inadequate infrastructure. Zimbabwe's manufactured export share is unusually big mainly because its comparative advantage in manufacturing was enhanced by the know-how brought in by European settlers and a long-term policy of promoting the sector.

Keywords: Human Resources; Natural Resources; Export Manufacturers; Uganda; Zimbabwe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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