The compilation and application of provisional regional input‐output tables for Southern Africa

Provisional input‐output tables, with certain social accounting matrices, have been compiled for each of the nine currently identified development regions in Southern Africa. This was done using a short‐cut technique. Although the results must be regarded as tentative, a regional comparison of the manufacturlng sector shows that potential employment creation is relatively stronger in the regions that include the peripheral areas. In contrast, potential income generation seems to be more important in the regions containing the core industrial areas.

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Both of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. The authors wish to thank Mr A L Dlckman and two anonymous reviewers for their useful comments.