This book maps the policy process and political economy of policymaking in Africa. Its focus on trade and industrial policy makes it unique in the literature. Detailed case studies help the reader to understand how the process and motivation behind policy decisions can vary from country to...

African Voices on Structural Adjustment presents 14 in-depth studies on the history and future of structural adjustment in Africa. Each study appraises the performance of structural adjustment policies (SAPs) with respect to a particular sector or issue. Each evaluates the compatibility of SAPs...

Building Businesses with Small Producers presents the findings and a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services (BDS) to small and micro enterprises. The book also highlights issues concerning...

African fashion is as diverse and dynamic as the continent and the people who live there. This book puts Africa at the intersection of world cultures and globalized identities, displaying the powerful creative force and impact of newly emerging styles. Richly illustrated with color photographs,...

Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path...

Intro -- Africa Now -- About the Editor -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figure and Tables -- Introduction -- 1 Displacement economies: paradoxes of crisis and creativity in Africa -- An insistent presence -- Conceptualizing displacement -- Considering displacement economies in Africa...

Front cover -- About the authors -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 The Chinese in Africa: migration and development beyondthe West -- Introduction: African globalization and the emergence of China in Africa -- The state of knowledge and the book's themes -- Table 1.1...

Front cover -- Africa Now -- About the author -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Indeed Structured Living Indeed -- Map -- 1 Introduction -- The African city in reality and theory -- Urban planning -- Gender in the city -- Economic informality in the city -- 2...

Front Cover -- Africa Now -- About the Author -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Dedication -- Introduction -- The complexity of Africa's involvement in global trade -- Structure of the book -- Methodology -- 1 Globalization from above and...