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Manufacturing Productivity, Deindustrialization, and Reindustrialization

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  • Tregenna, Fiona

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In considering pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century, cognisance needs to be taken of the fact that many countries have actually been deindustrializing. This paper analyses deindustrialization experiences internationally, by decomposing changes in the level and share of manufacturing employment. The results indicate that in most countries the decline in manufacturing employment is associated mainly with rising labour productivity in manufacturing. Reindustrialization is likely to be important for long-term economic growth, yet it is difficult and is not common. This highlights the importance of robust industrial policies if countries are to move from deindustrialization to reindustrialization.

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Paper provided by World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) in its series Working Papers with number UNU-WIDER Research Paper WP2011/57.

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Date of creation: 2011
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Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp2011-57

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Keywords: deindustrialization; reindustrialization; manufacturing; employment;

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  1. Szirmai, Adam & Verspagen, Bart, 2011. "Manufacturing and Economic Growth in Developing Countries, 1950-2005," UNU-MERIT Working Paper Series 069, United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology.
  2. Erber, Georg & Hagemann, Harald, 2012. "Wachstums- und Investitionsdynamik in Deutschland," Violette Reihe Arbeitspapiere 36/2012, Promotionsschwerpunkt "Globalisierung und Beschaeftigung".

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