Policy reforms, competitiveness and prospects of Kenya"s manufacturing industries : 1984-1997 and comparisions with Uganda

Its principal objective is to examine whether, as a consequence of various policy reforms, the competitiveness and comparative advantage of Kenyan manufacturing industries have been enhanced since the mid-1980s. The study also compares a sample of industries in Kenya with a similar but smaller sample in Uganda, in order to predict how further liberalization and regional integration are likely to affect the production and trade patterns in the two countries. A third objective is to analyze the competitiveness of industries in terms of their sources, distinguishing real sources based on shadow prices and price distortions. (Author abstract)