Many countries in Africa suffer high rates of underemployment or low rates of productive employment; many also …

Rice production in Africa has tended to be low-yielding, geographically dispersed, and uncompetitive against low …

We consider economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa from the perspective of slow convergence of productivity, both … political economy of business-government relations in Africa’s small economies. Third, the distribution of firm capabilities …. The roots of these factors lie in Africa’s geography and its distinctive history, including the legacy of its colonial …

This paper analyses prospects for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. The problems with regard to attracting FDI … small countries. FDI flows could be a lot higher in sub- Saharan Africa if governments implemented a proper set of …

human capital—have impeded the development of the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa, despite adoption of structural … greater impact on domestic markets for manufactured goods in Africa, leading to either a rapid decline in the size of the … countries in Africa and is often driven by relatively few enterprises. In particular, Zambia and Kenya seem to suffer a high …

sectors. Macroeconomic data from purchasing power parity (PPP), though imprecisely measured, estimates confirms that Africa is …-economy perspective on the prospects for reform of Africa’s business climate, considering African attitudes to business and the fractured … productivity and a greater propensity to export; however, Africa’s difficult business climate and the tendency to overcome this by …

. Africa, by not attracting more FDI, is therefore failing to fully benefit from the potential of foreign capital to contribute …

Many countries in Africa suffer high rates of underemployment or low rates of productive employment; many also …