Inventories in developing countries : levels and determinants - a red flag for competitiveness and growth (English)

Raw materials inventories in the manufacturing sector in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s were two to five times as high in developing countries as in the United States, despite the fact that in most developing countries real interest rates are at least twice as high. Given the high cost of capital in most developing countries, these high inventory levels have an enormous impact on the cost of doing business and on productivity and competitiveness. Poor...
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Guasch, J. Luis; Kogan, Joseph.

Inventories in developing countries : levels and determinants - a red flag for competitiveness and growth (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2552 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/187791468739505916

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