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 … to the contemporary human and economic development prospects in Africa. …

-Saharan Africa / William M. Lyakurwa -- 4. The role of infrastructure in determining export competitiveness : framework paper … : new opportunities for Africa / Bernard Hoekman and Dominique Njinkeu -- 10. Evolving wave of competition in the … international market : challenges for Africa through the rise of China and India / K. Michael Finger and Patrick Low. …

Part I: Overview -- 1. Introduction to International Trade and Development in Africa -- Part II: General Background and … Governing Issues -- 2. Africa’s New Landscape for Doing Business: The African Continental Free Trade Area -- 3. Impact of … Political and Legal Environments on International Trade -- 4. Trade and The Labour Market in Africa -- 5. Structure, Composition …

is far lower in Sub-Saharan Africa than it is in India. Indian manufacturers in turn are significantly less productive …