Emerging Issues in Contemporary African Economies

Structure, Policy, and Sustainability

S. Onyeiwu (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

284 Seiten

2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-40254-7 (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.

Steve Onyeiwu is Professor of Economics at Allegheny College, USA. Born and raised in southwestern Nigeria, Onyeiwu was educated at the University of Connecticut, USA; University of Sussex, UK; Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; and University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He has taught at Wesleyan University, Trinity College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, all of which are in the United States.

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	33 Illustrations, color; 19 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 284 p. 52 illus., 33 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-137-40254-7 / 1137402547
ISBN-13	978-1-137-40254-7 / 9781137402547
Zustand	Neuware