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Scoping Paper on Kenyan Manufacturing

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  • Jacob Chege
  • Dianah Ngui
  • Peter Kimuyu

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Three major policy regimes, namely import substitution, market liberalization and export promotion have greatly influenced Kenyan industrialization since independence in 1963. Overall, import substitution strategy was successful in establishing some primary industries but led to reduced domestic competition and low capacity utilization. Market liberalization policies in 1980 failed as local industries were unable to compete with imports. The export orientation strategy in the 1990s was unsuccessful due to poor implementation of fiscal initiatives and macro-economic mismanagement.

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  • Jacob Chege & Dianah Ngui & Peter Kimuyu, 2014. "Scoping Paper on Kenyan Manufacturing," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-136, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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