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Africa 2050 : urbanization
Racki, Jeffrey; Patel, Praful; De Groot, David - In: Global journal of emerging market economies 6 (2014) 1, pp. 15-34
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Special economic zones and transnational zones as tools for Southern Africa's growth : lessons from international best practice
Karambakuwa, Roseline T.; Matekenya, Weliswa; Mishi, Syden - 2020
African countries to spur growth and employment. Most special economic zones implemented in Southern Africa have largely … practice and review the implications for implementation and sustainability strategy in Southern Africa. The main findings point …
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Urbanisation in developing economies : building cities that work
Venables, Anthony - In: Region : the journal of ERSA 5 (2018) 1, pp. 91-100
This paper reviews recent work on the economics of fast growing developing country cities, with a focus on Africa. It …
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Urbanization and International Migration From Africa
Ferri, Giovanni; Borsato, Roshan - 2018
-Sahara seem to boost subsequent urbanization: ii) previously heightened urbanization subsequently inflates emigration rates. Thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014109883
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Urbanized and savvy : which African firms are making the most of mobile money?
Ackah, Charles; Hanley, Aoife; Hecker, Lars; Kodom, Michael - 2024
Our analysis of over 500 Ghanaian firms sheds light, for the first time, on how certain firms managed to extract value from mobile money. Our regressions point to the usefulness of this form of cashless payments in stabilizing sales during the COVID pandemic. Perhaps the most important message...
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Urbanized and savvy - which African firms are making the most of mobile money?
Ackah, Charles; Hanley, Aoife; Hecker, Lars; Kodom, Michael - 2024
Our analysis of over 500 Ghanaian firms sheds light, for the first time, on how certain firms managed to extract value from mobile money. Our regressions point to the usefulness of this form of cashless payments in stabilizing sales during the COVID pandemic. Perhaps the most important message...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015079847
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The rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa : implications for food system transformation
Tschirley, David; Reardon, Thomas Anthony; Dolislager, … - 2014
We examine the implications of the rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa for food consumption patterns and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408409
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Financing Cities : Fiscal Responsibility and Urban Infrastructure in Brazil, China, India, Poland and South Africa
Clarke Annez, Patricia; Peterson, George E. - 2012
: Brazil (Chapter 1), China (Chapter 2), India (Chapter 3), Poland (Chapter 4) and South Africa (Chapter 5). Part II then … fully private venture in South Africa (Chapter 9) while the other, in Tamil Nadu, India (Chapter 8), is a spin-off of a …
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An Analysis of Urbanization in Africa and Its Implications for Korea : Future Demands for Urban Infrastructure
Park, Young Ho - 2017
. As Africa's urbanization comes with many side effects triggered by the infrastructure deficit, the development of … innovation and technological development. Interestingly, Africa's cities have expanded neither through industrialization nor … technological innovation. Africa's urban population is relatively small compared to other regions of the world but its growth is …
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Distributing benefits from Africa's urban growth
Carolini, Gabriella Y. - In: The quality of growth in Africa, (pp. 421-434). 2019
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