WASSCE Economics · Labour, Population & Sectors
Industrialization
Types of industries, the role of industry in development, and challenges of industrialisation in West Africa.
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2 lessons · 14 min
- 1Industrialisation and the location of industries7 minFree7 minFree
- What is industrialisation?
- Why industrialise?
- Location of industries
- Localisation and dispersal of industry
1 worked example · 1 diagram
- 2Strategies and problems of industrialisation, small firms and foreign investment7 min Plan7 min Plan
- Strategies of industrialisation
- Problems of industrialisation in West Africa
- Measures to promote industry
- Small-scale industries
- Foreign investment
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