03150nam 2200661Ia 450 991079193470332120230802012725.01-283-54606-X97866138585110-253-00581-7(CKB)2560000000089486(EBL)816848(OCoLC)810531422(SSID)ssj0000737606(PQKBManifestationID)11455703(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737606(PQKBWorkID)10788831(PQKB)11432733(MiAaPQ)EBC816848(MdBmJHUP)muse18215(Au-PeEL)EBL816848(CaPaEBR)ebr10593868(CaONFJC)MIL385851(EXLCZ)99256000000008948620120430d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGlobalization and the cultures of business in Africa[electronic resource] from patrimonialism to profit /Scott D. TaylorBloomington Indiana University Press20121 online resource (269 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-00573-6 0-253-00266-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.African business and capitalism in historical perspective -- Institutional change in the 1990's : economic and political reform -- Business, the African state, and globalization in the new millennium : transnational influences and domestic responses -- Foreign investment beyond compradorism and primary commodities : the role of the global South -- From patrimonialism to profit? : the transformation of crony capitalists and bureaucratic bourgeoisies -- Going continental, going global : Africa's corporate "giants".Can Africa develop businesses beyond the extractive or agricultural sectors? What would it take for Africa to play a major role in global business? By focusing on recent changes, Scott D. Taylor demonstrates how Africa's business culture is marked by an unprecedented receptivity to private enterprise. Challenging persistent stereotypes about crony capitalism and the lack of development, Taylor reveals a long and dynamic history of business in Africa. He shows how a hospitable climate for business has been spurred by institutional change, globalization, and political and economic reform.Business enterprisesAfrica, Sub-SaharanGlobalizationAfrica, Sub-SaharanCapitalismAfrica, Sub-SaharanInvestments, ForeignAfrica, Sub-SaharanBig businessAfrica, Sub-SaharanBusiness enterprisesGlobalizationCapitalismInvestments, ForeignBig business338.70967Taylor Scott D.1965-1475765MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791934703321Globalization and the cultures of business in Africa3690059UNINA