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UNINA9910337674103321 |
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Autore |
Scholvin Sören |
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Titolo |
Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa : Challenges of Integration into the Global Economy / / edited by Sören Scholvin, Anthony Black, Javier Revilla Diez, Ivan Turok |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 pages) |
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Collana |
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Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, , 2198-7270 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Development economics |
Regional economics |
Space in economics |
Economic geography |
Africa - Economic conditions |
International economic relations |
Development Economics |
Regional and Spatial Economics |
Economic Geography |
African Economics |
International Economics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- I Prospects of Regional Value Chains -- II Prospects of Global Value Chains -- III Political and Socio-Economic Challenges -- IV Cities and City Regions in Value Chains -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Development largely depends on how given places participate in global economic processes.The contributions to this book address various features of the integration of sub-Saharan Africa into the world economy via value chains, so as to explain corresponding challenges and opportunities. The book deals with five issues that have not been |
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covered adequately in scientific debates: first, policies are essential to promote value chains and increase their impact on development; second, value chains are diverse, and the variance between them has major economic and political implications; third, regional value chains appear to constitute a viable alternative to global ones (or, at least, are complementary to them), promising better developmental outcomes for the Global South; fourth, political and socio-economic factors are important considerations for a complete assessment of value chains; fifth, cities and city regions are also crucial objects of study in seeking to achieve a comprehensive assessment of value chains. |
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