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Through encouraging more export while reducing the import as this will enable local industries to produce more and this can be done through subsidies of export,impose trade restrictions, impose tariffs on import.
Also through encouraging local industries to manufacture to final products instead of primary products as this will attract more income.
sande kevin answered the question on December 22, 2017 at 11:51
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