Contents
Tables, Figures and Boxes
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Currency Equivalents
Foreword
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Mauritian SMEs, Policies and the Asian Currency Crisis
1.2 Aim and Method
1.3 Concepts of Enterprise and National Competitiveness
1.4 Outline of the Study
Chapter 2: Small Firms in International Markets
21. Introduction
2.2 Past Export Achievements and the Current Climate
2.3 The SME and Micro-enterprise Population
2.4 Recent Trends in SME Manufactured Exports
2.5 Conclusions
Chapter 3: Evaluation of SME Capabilities
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Competences
3.3 Design
3.3 Strategy
3.4 Managerial Characteristics
Chapter 4: Policy and Procedural Regime for SMEs
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Policies and Procedures: SME Views
4.3 Selected Policy Impediments
4.4 Selected Procedural Impediments
4.5 Infrastructure Impediments
4.6 Conclusions
Chapter 5: The Institutional Support System for SMEs
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Background on the SME Support System
5.3 Enterprise Perceptions of SME Institutions
5.4 Other Support Organisations
5.5 An Assessment of the SME Support System
5.6 Conclusions
Chapter 6: Proposals to Promote SME Competitiveness
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Macroeconomic Policies
6.3 Trade Policies
6.4 Selected Bureaucratic Procedures
6.5 Finance
6.6 Technological Support
6.7 Clusters and Linkages
6.8 Human Capital
6.9 Private Sector Initiatives
6.10 Data Collection and Monitoring of SME Performance
6.11 New Areas for SMEs
Appendix 1 – The Enterprise Survey
Appendix 2 – A Framework for Evaluating SME Capabilities
Appendix 3 – Permits and Clearances Required for the Setting Up of an Enterprise
Appendix 4 – Profiles of Selected Institutions and Policies for SMEs
Bibliography