Chile - Towards a more efficient industrial sector
Nepal Electricity Authority
The present study provides a general description of the adjustment process that has occurred within manufacturing activity. Because of the lack of adequate subsectoral data on production, employment, and investment, it has not been possible to analyze in detail the structural transformation the different branches underwent, or are undergoing. The study relies on observations made at the plant level through interviews with managers and executives, as well as drawing on preliminary findings of a UNIDO survey. Future prospects for growth should focus on forest products, particularly expansion of chemical pulp capacity; seafood processing, processed fruits and vegetables, and wine production, all of which are affected by availability of needed resources but, nevertheless, show potential for considerable expansion; metals, especially molybdenum; and the mechanical engineering branches. Industry in Chile has most of its adjustment problems behind it and further expansion will demonstrate the effectiveness of a policy of openness in developing a larger, more efficient industrial sector, at least in the Latin American context.
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