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Title: | Small-scale industrial development: policy and strategic issues |
Author: | Uribe-Echevarrķa, Francisco |
Year: | 1992 |
Issue: | 117 |
Pages: | 59 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Working papers, General series (ISSN 0921-0210) |
City of publisher: | The Hague |
Publisher: | Institute of Social Studies |
Geographic term: | developing countries |
Subjects: | small-scale industry industrial policy |
External link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1765/18821 |
Abstract: | This paper reviews and assesses the main policy orientations underlying present practices in the field of small-scale industry promotion. Emphasis is placed on three issues: the conceptual underpinnings of such policies, the effectiveness of existing policy implementation systems and the emerging key policy issues. The author concludes that current practices reveal a paradoxical situation. On the one hand, a rich mosaic of initiatives has given rise to complex institutional systems for collective action within and outside State structures. On the other hand, the lack of national policies and the absence of meso and macro conceptual frameworks have created unnecessary risks and constrained feasible strategies. A sharp turn from the current project-focused efforts to a policy approach is required to enable small-scale industries to contribute significantly to development. |