Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/248357 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2021/143
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Effective competition in the Southern and East African regions requires independent rivals competing across borders and within domestic markets through innovation and effort, investment, product quality, and prices. To understand the constraints to more dynamic rivalry between firms within the region, this paper considers the obstacles to integration from the perspective of fostering the development of domestic firms with strong capabilities. Two emerging African multinational corporations involved in the manufacturing of intermediate industrial products that are inputs into the construction industry are studied in order to provide a new perspective on these issues. Drawing from interviews and publicly available information, this paper links existing literature on competition, barriers to entry, and inclusive regional growth to the experiences of the emerging identified African multinational corporations with the view to inform policy that encourages regional integration, the development of capabilities, technological investments, and, ultimately, growth and regional competition.
Subjects: 
African multinational corporations
competition
regional integration
barriers to entry
dynamic rivalry
JEL: 
L11
L14
L41
L52
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9267-083-2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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