ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the inter-relationships among trade, industrialization and technological development in the context of the overall process of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa countries. It also focuses on policies intended to positively enhance these inter-relationships, enterprise-level responses to these policies and their effects. The chapter discusses some pertinent differences and similarities in prevailing conditions in Asia and Africa, providing an account of the divergent development experiences in the two regions in the area of trade, industry and technological development and addressing relevant institutional arrangements and organizational characteristics. Various groups in society have greater freedom to articulate their positions on issues and hence make an impact on policy analysis and the policy making process. The long experience of involving the private sector in policy formulation in many Asian countries and the way the interactions between business and government have been evolving over time deserve closer scrutiny and understanding.
