This book analyses how informal economy traders and the marketplace institution dominate the local economy in African cities. According to the World Bank, being an African reduces the probability that an individual is an entrepreneur in the manufacturing sector by more than 95 percent. Exporting...

1. Introduction to Automotive Disruption and the Urban Mobility Revolution -- 2. Characterization of the Automotive Industry -- 3. Elements of the Automotive Disruption -- 4. Urban Mobility Revolution: A Quantitative Analysis -- 5. Business Model 2030: A Metamorphosis of the Automotive Landscape...

Adequate, reliable, and efficient urban infrastructure systems (UIS) are fundamental to sustainable development, social mobility, and economic vitality. As communities continuously rely on basic infrastructure services to support their daily communal functions, major components of UIS are...