Die Literatur zur industriellen Organisation in Afrika betont die Bedeutung von Marktnischen, unvollständigen Märkten, Informationssymmetrien, komparativen Kostenvorteilen (Transaktionskosten) und staatlichen Vollstreckungsdefiziten als Ursachen der Existenz und des Überlebens des...

Patterns of correlation in innovation and contractual practices among manufacturing firms in Ethiopia and Sudan are documented. Network data that indicate whether any two firms in the utilized sample do business with each other, buy inputs from a common supplier, or sell output to a common...

Around the world, countries are becoming urbanized at an astonishing pace. As countries develop economically, their economies shift from mainly rural and agrarian to increasingly urban and nonagricultural. This rural-urban transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for...

The process of rural-urban transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for development. If managed effectively, it can result in growth that benefits everyone; if managed poorly, it can lead to stark welfare disparities and entire regions cut off from the advantages of agglomeration...