Key Sectors of the Namibian Economy

Journal of Economic Structures

The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 1 Identification of key sectors

		Strong forward linkages $B_{i \cdot}^{N} > 1$		Limited forward linkages $B_{i \cdot}^{N} < 1$
		Dispersed forward linkages $V_{i \cdot}^{N} < 1$	Concentrated forward linkages $V_{i \cdot}^{N} > 1$	Limited forward linkages $B_{i \cdot}^{N} < 1$
Strong backward linkages $B_{\cdot j}^{N} > 1$	Dispersed backward linkages $V_{\cdot j}^{N} < 1$	Key sectors with widely dispersed effects in the economy	Key sectors but with forward linkages concentrated	Sectors with strong, widely dispersed backward linkages but with weak forward linkages
Strong backward linkages $B_{\cdot j}^{N} > 1$	Concentrated backward linkages $V_{\cdot j}^{N} > 1$	Key sectors but with backward linkages concentrated	Key sectors without widely dispersed linkages	Sectors with strong but concentrated backward linkages and with weak forward linkages
Limited backward linkages $B_{\cdot j}^{N} < 1$		Sectors with strong, widely dispersed forward linkages but with weak backward linkages	Sectors with strong but concentrated forward linkages and with weak backward linkages	Sectors with weak linkages