Overview
- Offers a multidisciplinary analysis of state fragility
- Presents insights from fragile states that have overcome instability through high economic growth and greater equality
- Outlines the role of entrepreneurship in economic growth and poverty alleviation
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth (DIG)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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State Fragility and Institutions
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State Fragility and Business Development
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Education, Technology Policy and Lessons From Successful Developing Countries
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About this book
The growing number of states with weak capacity to carry out basic governance functions is leading to unacceptable levels of human suffering. Using Ethiopia as a case study, this book acknowledges the multidimensional nature of state fragility and highlights the non-political factors that drive it.
The first part uses institutional theory to explore how weak institutions become a source of state fragility by undermining social cohesion and the broader economic progress of countries. Part two examines the role of entrepreneurship and industrial policy as a means of creating and sustaining economic and political stability, trade policy as a means of increasing incomes and easing tensions, and technology policy as a means of engaging people in entrepreneurship and innovation. The final chapter provides lessons that fragile nations can learn from successful developing countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America.This book will appeal to researchers interested in international business, economic and business policy, international trade, and emerging markets who seek to understand how fragile states can promote sustainable peace and development.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Belay Seyoum is Professor of International Business in the Huizenga School of Business at Nova Southeastern University, USA. Dr. Seyoum has published three books as well as numerous articles on international business in several prestigious academic journals such as the International Business Review, Journal of World Business, Journal of Economic Studies, and the International Trade Journal. He is a graduate of McGill University, Canada. He is the author of the widely used textbook on export-import trade.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: State Fragility, Business, and Economic Performance
Book Subtitle: An Ethiopian Perspective
Authors: Belay Seyoum
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44776-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-44775-4Published: 03 January 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-44778-5Due: 03 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-44776-1Published: 02 January 2024
Series ISSN: 2662-3641
Series E-ISSN: 2662-365X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 465
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Business, International Economics, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Entrepreneurship, Industries, African Politics