Industrialisation provides distinct advantages in terms of value added and employment opportunities compared to the agricultural sector, especially for emerging and developing countries. However, industrialisation is by no means a homogeneous phenomenon and highly depends on country-specific effects (for example, quality of institutions, the regulatory framework or the set of policy measures), resource endowments and the economy's income level. While employment in formal manufacturing jobs has mainly decreased in industrialised countries, a relatively strong increase in manufacturing employment can be observed for some developing and emerging regions of the world, i.e. East Asia and the Pacific.