as figure illustrates a positive relationship exists between the growth of manufacturing value added mva and of gross domestic product gdp higher productivity growth in the manufacturing sector makes it an important factorfor developing countries to shift activities from agriculture and low productivity services towards manufacturing to achieve growthenhancing structural transformation figure in countries that have successfully industrialised the growth in manufacturing and related services sectors has led to the absorption of large numbers of workers from the agriculture and informal sectors into productive jobs and has increased the prosperity of those workers families and communities unido based on the importance of the manufacturing sector this chapter explores the processes behind industrialisation and how sustainable and inclusive economic development can be achieved through the development of this sector