1. Introduction -- 2. Developing country growth and the commodity terms of trade -- 3. The statistical properites of commodity prices -- 4. Country case studies : primary commodities and economic development -- 5. Conclusion : commodity dependence in developing countries: economic destiny or...

Introduction and Overview -- Evolution of African Trade During 1948 -- Inhibitions to Growth and Transformation of African Trade -- Structural Transformation of African Trade: A Primer -- Conclusions and Recommendations.

The Rationale of Trade Liberalisation -- Trade Liberalisation Frameworks -- Obstacles and Barriers to Regional Integration in Africa -- Trade Liberalisation Nexus Economic Development -- Contemporary Issues in International Trade -- Closing Trade Related Infrastructure Gaps in Africa -- Building...

1. Relaxing export constraints : the role of governments / Marc Bacchetta -- 2. Assessing export supply constraints : methodology, data and measurement / Tyler Biggs -- 3. The business of exporting : transaction costs facing suppliers in Sub-Saharan Africa / William M. Lyakurwa -- 4. The role of...

1. The gender context of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS : the case of men and women in low income areas of the city of Lilongwe in Malawi / Ezekiel Kalipeni and Jayati Ghosh -- 2. Treating AIDS in Uganda and South Africa : semi-authoritarian technologies in gendered contexts of insecurity / Lisa Ann...

Role of SMEs Economic Development in Africa -- SMEs and Equality in Africa -- African women owned SMEs post COVID-19: towards a gender sensitive policy development strategy -- Fostering Global Competitiveness of SMEs in the supply chain post Covid- -- SMEs Finance: Challenges and Policy Options...

1. Introduction -- 2. The increasing financialisation of everything? -- 3. Financialisation : how and why is it happening? -- 4. The relationship between the virtual and the material -- 5. Frontiers of accumulation and ecology -- 6. Illicit financial flows and exemptions from sovereignty -- 7....

"Information Classification: General. Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa. This book provides a thorough and rigorous discussion on the impact of trade liberalisation on economic development with a special focus on the African continent. The author presents the rationale for...