This analysis of the role of industry in the development of Africa features chapters by experienced specialists on Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya. Roger Riddell places these case studies in the context of a wide overview of the trend among all the countries of the continent, and draws on this wealth of material to argue that the future prosperity of sub-Saharan Africa is likely to be enhanced by a three-pronged approach to industrialisation.