Overview
- Takes a multi-disciplinary, multi-industry and multi-country approach, covering the key economies in all regions of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Provides coverage of both strategic and emerging sectors including agriculture, tourism and hospitality and infrastructure
- Includes insights from diverse fields such as economics, HR, agribusiness, development policy and marketing
Part of the book series: AIB Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Series (AIBSSA)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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The Global Competitiveness of African Nations and Cities
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Sectoral Dynamics and International Competitiveness in Africa
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Human Capital and International Competitiveness in Africa
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Cases on the Global Competitiveness of Africa’s Economic Powerhouses
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About this book
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.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ifedapo Adeleye is Lecturer in Management and Global Business at Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, USA. An international business enthusiast and passionate management educator, he has authored over 40 papers, books, chapters and cases across a range of topical issues, including firm-level internationalization and competitiveness.
Mark Esposito is Professor of Business & Economics at Hult International Business School and a member of the teaching faculty at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education, where he equally serves as Institutes Council Co-Leader for the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Program at Harvard Business School. He is an appointed fellow of the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai as well at the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, Washington DC. He equally holds a research fellowship at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy
Editors: Ifedapo Adeleye, Mark Esposito
Series Title: AIB Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67014-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67013-3Published: 23 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88364-9Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67014-0Published: 10 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-1029
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1037
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 396
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Business, Emerging Markets/Globalization, Business Finance, African Economics, Business Strategy/Leadership