Making it in Africa as China changes

26 January 2020 - 00:10 By YUWA HEDRICK WONG and MARTYN DAVIES

An expanding manufacturing sector has been the backbone of economic takeoff everywhere since the industrial revolution. However, prior to World War 2, the production and consumption of manufactured products were bundled together in close geographic proximity due to the costs and convenience of limited transportation and a rudimentary logistics sector...

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