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conditions of doing business in sub-Saharan Africa. The data is for the period 2000-2012. ICT is proxied with Internet and mobile … entrepreneurship, the effects are contingent on the dynamics of openness, ICT and entrepreneurship. Theoretical and practical policy … ICT penetration potential in the sub-region and the relevance of entrepreneurship in addressing associated issues of …
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Purpose - This study examines how doing business affects inclusive human development in 48 sub-Saharan Africa for the … reasons: (i) Exclusive development is a critical policy syndrome in Africa because about 50% of countries in the continent did … Africa is primarily driven by large extractive industries and with the population of the continent expected to double in …
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This paper forwards the view that some aspects of African culture enhance economic development on the continent while other aspects tend to constrain development. By drawing on the extant literature on culture and development, the paper discusses the manner in which economic activities are...
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enterprise growth in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), to identify the research gaps they provide, and to prepare an agenda for future …
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It is a well-established practice of many Sub-Sahara African (SSA) governments to aid entrepreneurs within both the … which governments can differentiate between entrepreneurs and target them with the appropriate promotion policies. Thus …, despite the good intentions, entrepreneurship policy initiatives have been incorrectly targeted, poorly implemented and …
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Purpose - The paper assesses how entrepreneurship affects knowledge economy (KE) in Africa. Design …/methodology/approach - Entrepreneurship is measured by indicators of starting, doing and ending business. The four dimensions of the World Bank's index of KE …-tech commodities in Africa, the continent has to start thinking of how to participate in the global value chain of producing what it …
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This study investigates the role of mobile phones in governance for doing business in Sub-Saharan Africa with data from … dimensions of entrepreneurship are considered. Two main findings are established with respect to the net effects of the …
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The study has contributed to the extant literature on the relevance of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) by assessing how financial development dynamics can moderate the incidence of African trade integration on female labour force participation. The focus is on 47 African...
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crisis in Africa, using annual series data from the World, Bank from 1980 to 2019. The empirical strategy is based on the …, analysis confirmed the existence of CKC U-shaped nexus in Africa, but the country-level, results are mixed. Furthermore … energy, efficiency in mitigating the aftermath of carbon emissions and preventing a climate crisis in, Africa. …
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agreement, and the expected rebound of foreign direct investment to Africa from 2022, this study examines the joint effects of … industrialisation and digital infrastructure on resource mobilisation in Africa. To this end, we mine data for 42 African countries for …) mobilisation efforts in Africa, the effects of the former is rather remarkable in the presence of the latter. Particularly, we find …
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