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.
- | Author: Ifedapo Adeleye, Mark Esposito
- | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- | Publication Date: Jun 04, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 428 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 331988364X
- | ISBN-13: 9783319883649