The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors

Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Question of Africa’s Economic Sectors and Development -- Part 2: Agriculture Sector -- Chapter 2: The African Cotton Sector: Old and New Conundrums -- Chapter 3: The Political Economy of Fisheries Reform in Senegal -- Chapter 4: Are large scale land acquisitions in Africa pro-development? A network analysis of FDI in land and agro-industry -- Chapter 5: The Contribution of the Small-Scale Agricultural Sector into South Africa’s Food Value Addition Agenda -- Chapter 6: Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund in Historical Context: Evidence from Nigeria -- Chapter 7: Towards Industrialization in Tanzania: What is the Role of the Agricultural Sector? -- Chapter 8: An Analysis of the Importance of Oil Palm Tree in Central and Southern Nigeria -- Part 3: Services Sector -- Chapter 9: Entrepreneurial Literacy as a Pathway to Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Uganda -- Chapter 10: The Impact of Education on Household Decision Making Among Women in Sierra Leone -- Chapter 11: A Critical Evaluation of Tanzania’s Tourism Sector -- Chapter 12: Banking Services and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 13: Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from a dynamic panel model on ECOWAS Countries -- Chapter 14: The impact of COVID-19 on Africa: Health and Economic Implications -- Chapter 15: Does increased government spending on additional teachers improve education quality? -- Chapter 16: The Impact of Social Media Marketing on the Performance of SMEs: The Case of Retailing Business in Tanzania -- Chapter 17: Addressing Quality Issues in African Higher Education: A Focus on Ghana’s Emerging, Private, Graduate, Business Higher Education Sector -- Part 4: Industry Sector -- Chapter 18: Industrial Similarity, Diversification and the Promotion of Intra-African Trade -- Chapter 19: The Untapped Resource: Engaging Men in Supporting Women in Business in Uganda -- Chapter 20: Aid for Trade and Sustainable Development in Least-Developed African Countries -- Chapter 21: Trade Credit Financing and Firm Growth: A Panel Study of Listed Firms in Africa -- Chapter 22: Flying Geese” or False Promises: Assessing the Viability of Foreign Direct Investment-Driven Industrialization in Nigeria’s Shoe Manufacturing Industry -- Chapter 23: Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Its Motivations, Determinants, and Impact on the African Economies -- Part 5: Trade and African Continental Free Trade Area -- Chapter 24 : What Can Trade Tell Us about Economic Transformation? Composition of Trade and Structural Transformation in African Countries -- Chapter 25: Tax Structure, Competitiveness of Firms, and International Trade in Africa: Lessons from WAEMU and CEMAC for CFTA -- Chapter 26: An Assessment of the Potential Challenges of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement on Nigeria’s Textile Industry -- Chapter 27: A Political Economy Assessment of the AfCFTA -- Chapter 28: What are the Potential Benefits of African Continental Free Trade Area to the Food and Beverage Sector in Africa? -- Chapter 29: The AfCFTA: Trade and Investments Benefit for Nigeria -- Chapter 30: The Impact of Regional Integration on Trade and Economic Development: A Tripartite FTA Gravity Model for the future of the AfCFTA -- Part 6: Infrastructure -- Chapter 31: Technological Progress via Imports and Economic Growth in Africa -- Chapter 32: Global Value Chain Participation and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 33: Infrastructure Development and Sectoral Growth Nexus: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 34: Female Labor Force Participation, Infrastructure and Sectoral Value Additions in sub–Saharan Africa -- Part 7: Governance -- Chapter 35: Sectoral Growth and Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Fiscal and Monetary Policies -- Chapter 36: Gender Wage and Employment Gaps in the Sub-Saharan Africa Economic Sectors -- Chapter 37: The Impact of Aid for Trade on Trade Costs Facing African Economies -- Chapter 38: Market Governance and Emerging Economies in Africa: A Dynamic Panel Analysis -- Chapter 39: Africa Should Discard Mainstream Economic Theory -- Chapter 40: Sustainable Economic Growth -- Chapter 41: Exchange Rate Volatility and Tax Revenue Performance in Sub-Sahara Africa -- Chapter 42: The effects of conflict on trade: do internal conflicts impede shifts to manufacturing and technology transfer?.