While the economic impact of technological innovation is arguably by the most important motivation behind research into conditions supporting it, most empirical firm-level studies use either knowledge out or adoption decisions rather than economic value-based measures to evaluate innovation...

In this paper I argue that the manufacturing sector still has an important role to play in Africa's development. Despite failing to industrialize in the past, there may be a new window of opportunity. This is due to the convergence of what has been called "brilliant" new technologies associated...