Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy 1st Edition

Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783319670133,9783319670140,3319670131,331967014X

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 331967014X
• ISBN-13: 9783319670140
• Author: Ifedapo Adeleye, Mark Esposito
  

This book highlights the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing African firms, industries, cities and nations in their quest to compete successfully in the global economy. Exploring a topic which has grown in importance as Africa faces a period of subdued economic development, this edited collection takes a unique multi-disciplinary, multi-industry and multi-country approach. The authors provide insights into a broad range of issues, including competitiveness measurement and evaluation, sectoral competitiveness of declining and emerging industries, threats of the ‘Dutch Disease,’ and talent competitiveness. This timely book offers a response to the urgent need for the diversification of economies and the advancement of manufacturing in Africa, appealing to scholars of international business and economics.

Table contents:

1. Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Past, Present and Future
Part I. The Global Competitiveness of African Nations and Cities
2. The Competitiveness Challenge of the Formal Sector in Francophone Africa: Understanding the Role of the Informal Sector and the Business Environment
3. Theorizing Cities as Sources of Firm Competitive Advantage: Accra in Comparative Perspective
4. The International Competitiveness and Connections of African Cities: Profiling South Africa’s Gauteng City-Region
Part II. Sectoral Dynamics and International Competitiveness in Africa
5. Banking on Africa: Can Emerging Pan-African Banks Outcompete Their Global Rivals?
6. Enhancing Hospitality and Tourism Industry Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa
7. Measuring Agribusiness Competitiveness: An Application to African Countries
8. Why Are So Many African Companies Uncompetitive on the Global Stage? Insights from the Global Airline Industry
Part III. Human Capital and International Competitiveness in Africa
9. Human Capital, Innovation and International Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa
10. Improving Africa’s Competitiveness Through Knowledge Transfer: Lessons from Partnerships with China and the Way Forward
Part IV. Cases on the Global Competitiveness of Africa’s Economic Powerhouses
11. Nigeria: Oil and Competitiveness
12. The South African Renewable Energy Cluster
13. Kenya’s Blooming Flower Industry: Enhancing Global Competitiveness
14. Poultry Tariffs in South Africa: Levelling the Playing Field or Rewarding Inefficiency?

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