Emerging Issues in Contemporary African Economies

Structure, Policy, and Sustainability

S. Onyeiwu (Autor)

Online Resource

XX, 284 Seiten

2015
Palgrave Macmillan US (Hersteller)
978-1-137-40080-2 (ISBN)

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Onyeiwu focuses on how events of the twenty-first century are shaping key sectors of African economies and societies. He suggests that, compared to East Asia and Latin America, Africa still has a long way to go, despite recent improvements in performance.

Introducing Africa 1. How New is the "New Africa"? 2. Renaissance or Mirage: Can Growth in Africa Be Sustained? 3. Growth, Employment and Poverty 4. Industrial Performance and Prospects of Structural Transformation 5. Regionalism and Industrial Development 6. Innovation, Technology, and Structural Transformation 7. Information and Communication Technologies 8. Aid, Debt, and Foreign Direct Investment 9. Gender, Youth, and Sustainable Development 10. Closing the Performance Gap in Africa

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.5.2015
Zusatzinfo	XX, 284 p. 52 illus., 33 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
Schlagworte	Africa • Development • East Asia • Foreign Direct Investment • growth • Industrialization • Information Technology • Innovation and Technology • Poverty • Regional Integration • structural transformation • sustainability • Unemployment • Women • Youths
ISBN-10	1-137-40080-3 / 1137400803
ISBN-13	978-1-137-40080-2 / 9781137400802
Zustand	Neuware