We begin with an overview of the global
wood furniture industry (Section 2). Then, after
outlining the results of our own research on
global buyers (Section 3) and in a particular
economy (South Africa) (Section 4), we explore
the extent to which our findings can be generalized
to other sectors and other countries
(particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa)
(Section 5). We follow this with a number of
concluding comments, including with respect
to the implications for both policy and future
research.