1. Introduction -- 2. The Theory and Practice of Industrial Policy -- 3. Green Industrial Policy and Industrialisation in Africa -- 4. The Strategy and Governance of SOEs in Africa -- 5. Institutional Innovation, Reforms, and Economic Catch-up: The Chinese Pilot FTZs as Case -- 6. Sustainable...

1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical perspectives on late industrialisation and industrial workforce -- 3. Analytical perspective and research approach -- 4. FDI patterns, employment and workforce development -- 5. Recruitment, community, and retention -- 6. Government policies, firms and...

1. Introduction -- 2. SMEs and Economic Development: Global and African Perspectives -- 3. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Poverty Reduction in Africa -- 4. Small and Medium Enterprises and Job creation -- 5. Digital Technologies for SMEs and Job Creation in Africa -- 6. Access to...

This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent...

Vor allem in Entwicklungsländern sind Sonderwirtschaftszonen (SWZ) ein zunehmend populäres Instrument der Handels- und Industriepolitik. Die Autoren stellen die (sozio-)ökonomischen Effekte von SWZ durch eine Auswertung der bestehenden Fachliteratur dar. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt auf den SWZ in...

Education: No Take Off Without Adult Literacy -- Electricity: Power to the People -- Sex and Money: How Many Babies Are Too Many? -- Debt: A Debt Crisis Is Probably Unavoidable in a Bid to Create Jobs -- Demographics and Growth: Who Booms, When? -- What the Future Holds: Democracy, Corruption,...