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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155331903321

Titolo

Investment and Competitiveness in Africa / / edited by Diery Seck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

9783319447872

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 213 p. 40 illus., 35 illus. in color.)

Collana

Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, , 2198-7262

Disciplina

332.04150973

Soggetti

Development economics

Political economy

Capital market

International economics

Regional economics

Spatial economics

Development Economics

International Political Economy

Capital Markets

International Economics

Regional/Spatial Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Part 1: Financial and Physical Investment in Africa -- Part 2: Trade and Competitivenenss in Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

The book provides a detailed analysis of the nature and determinants of finance and trade and their relationship with Africa’s competitiveness. Investment is examined in its various forms (financial vs. physical), and sources (private, public, domestic and FDI), as well as its relation to the size of domestic markets and export potential. The dimensions of trade related to financial development, trade costs, development of value chains and regional integration are also studied. The capacity of finance and investment to boost Africa’s competitiveness is assessed to inform continent-wide economic policy.