African Development in a Comparative Perspective: Trade policy reforms and supply responses in Africa
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File Size : 39,5 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Africa
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Release : 1998
Category : Africa
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Page : 51 pages
File Size : 40,74 MB
Release : 1998
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Author : Charles Chukwuma Soludo
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Page : 51 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Africa
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Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 24,6 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780865438088
Author : Moyo, Theresa
Publisher : CODESRIA
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 2869785712
This book revisits the perennial challenge that scholars, economists, and politicians have been grappling with since the 1960s. Development, in this book, has been defined in a context that projects it as a multidimensional and complex process which seeks to enhance the human, social, economic and cultural welfare of the people. This book calls for a rethinking of trade and industry for Africa's development. It uses data drawn from national development plans and strategies, and trade and industry issues have been prioritized at the continental level, in key policy documents. On the whole Africa's industry and trade performance have been poor in spite of national, regional, and continental plans. The contributors to this volume propose some alternative strategies and policies which are necessary for trade and industry to grow and to contribute to the well-being of Africa's people. It calls for a developmental trade and industry policy which, fundamentally, must be people-centred. African states should invest time, energy and resources to develop policies which will take into consideration African realities.The different contributors are aware that Africa has experienced strong economic growth in the recent past but this growth has largely been due to a strong demand for Africa's primary commodity exports. It has also been a result of increases in productivity and domestic investment and remittances from Africans living in the Diaspora. It is important to note that despite this unprecedented growth performance, the impact of trade and industry on development has been limited. The book argues that a structural transformation of Africa's economies is inevitable if Africa is to achieve the shift from the dominant paradigm of production and export of primary goods. The various contributors to this book agree that there is need to rethink policy and strategy in order to achieve industrial development in Africa. There is no unique solution or answer that can fit all situations as African countries are not the same. While Africa can draw lessons from other regions which have successfully industrialized, this book argues that policies and strategies will have to be adapted to country-specific situations and circumstances.
Author : Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 28,64 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1592211658
This book maps the process and political economy of policy making in Africa. It's focus on trade and industrial policy makes it unique and it will appeal to students and academics in economics, political economy, political science and African studies. Detailed case studies help the reader to understand how the process and motivation behind policy decisions can vary from country to country depending on the form of government, ethnicity and nationality and other social factors.
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File Size : 45,41 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Africa
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Author : P. Thandika Mkandawire
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 155250204X
Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.
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Release : 1998
Category : Africa
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Author : UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT.
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Page : 220 pages
File Size : 26,9 MB
Release : 2022-01-07
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ISBN : 9789211130041
The African Continental Free Trade Area is expected to be a game changer for development ambitions in Africa.