Manufacturing Export, Infrastructure and Institutions: Reflections from ECOWAS

Uchenna Efobi and Evans S. Osabuohien ()
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Evans S. Osabuohien: Covenant University

A chapter in Accelerated Economic Growth in West Africa, 2016, pp 157-179 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the extent of manufacturing export in ECOWAS countries, how it has been affected by the extent of infrastructural development and the distilling role of institutions. In retrospect, we present stylized facts that proves that ECOWAS poor infrastructural development has largely being driven by the poor institutions, which promotes private benefits rather than public good (such as infrastructure). In essence, this has hampered manufacturing export and reduced the extent of competitiveness of these countries.

Keywords: ECOWAS; Infrastructural provision; Institutions; Manufacturing export; Manufacturing value added (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16826-5_8

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