Towards an Understanding of Business Systems in Kenya: Concept and Research Issues in the Metal Products Sub-sector |
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African countries aimed behaviour business systems approach cent co-ordination and control competition concept declined directories dominated economic activities economic rationalism Eldoret equipment fabricated metal products factors fifth system financial institutions fixtures primarily foreign exchange furniture and fixtures galvanised hot rolled IDS Working Paper ILO/EAMAT important Imports Substitution in-depth studies informal sector infrastructure institutional context institutional economics institutional environment inter-firm linkages interdependent Jua Kali Kenya's industrialisation Kimuyu Kisumu labour linkages between firms listing of firms Machakos machinery manufacture of fabricated manufacture of structural manufacturing sector market relations McCormick 1999 metal industry metal products sub-sector metal sub-sector Migori Nakuru neo-classical theory output Pedersen and McCormick Percentage share performance primarily of metal principal researchers raw materials regional distribution role scoping exercise secondary data Sessional Paper Number skills social steel strategy structural metal products study sites sub-sector in Kenya surplus labour Thika total manufacturing towns University of Nairobi urban centres