This paper contributes to closing a knowledge gap on gender, entrepreneurship and development by linking the …

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is impacting on the industrialization options for Africa inter alia through … paper I set out the case for why Africa should industrialize. I then explore the opportunities and threats the 4IR pose for … Africa. Threats include job-losses and the re-shoring of manufacturing to advanced economies. Among the opportunities are …

Africa; (iii) describe the resurgence of technological start-up entrepreneurship in Africa and (iv) call for policy support …In this paper I argue that the manufacturing sector still has an important role to play in Africa's development … start-up entrepreneurship. In this light I (i) show why manufacturing is vital for African economies, (ii) critically …

Eswatini, a country with one of the highest female unemployment rates in Africa. The paper first shows that higher initial …

agriculture and focus on the literature on entrepreneurship in Africa's structural transformation. I present a conceptual model to … transformation, will stagnate. One such endogenous driver is entrepreneurship. In this paper I start with the reappraisal of African … describe how entrepreneurship reallocates farmers out of agriculture into non-agricultural activities and locations. Recent …

We are the first to provide a comparative empirical analysis of non-farm entrepreneurship in rural Africa, using the … variables show consistency across the sample, we also find much heterogeneity, suggesting that rural entrepreneurship is also a … identified as a priority for African countries, rural entrepreneurship continues to fulfill mainly a risk-diversifying role. This …

Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population … understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship, particularly with regard to the role of young adults in this sector. This paper … conclude that policies to support young entrepreneurs in rural Africa should not only focus on creating conditions that attract …

entrepreneurship in high-value added activities has made limited contributions to this growth, in part because of a weak business …

We explore the export performance of Africa's underperforming female entrepreneurs, using the Ghanaian ISSER-IGC panel … and security concerns, are more deeply felt by female entrepreneurs. This may hint at the exclusion of Africa's females …

differences in entrepreneurship. The barriers facing aspiring entrepreneurs seeking entry into low-barrier industries differ …