This book provides exclusive information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth critical for socioeconomic transformation of Africa. It is a must read for academics, practitioners, policymakers, students, and all those interested in the application of...

This original and panoramic book proposes that the underlying forces of demography and globalisation will shortly reverse three multi-decade global trends – it will raise inflation and interest rates, but lead to a pullback in inequality. “Whatever the future holds”, the authors argue,...

"Over the past two decades Chinese engagement in Africa has attracted an increasing amount of global attention. In November 2006, representatives from 48 African countries, consisting of over 1,500 businesspeople and 41 heads of state, attended the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)...

This book provides the theoretical and analytical background necessary to understanding the process of growth and the implementation of economic policies. First, it presents the growth theory landscape and the evolution of growth as well as modern growth theory arguments where the policy...

Part I: Introduction and First-generation Micro Entrepreneurs -- 1.Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship -- 2.Africa: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in the Continent -- 3.Culture and Traditional Foundations of African Women Entrepreneurs -- 4.Regional Perspectives of...