Emerging Issues in Contemporary African Economies [[electronic resource] ] : Structure, Policy, and Sustainability / / by S. Onyeiwu

• Autore: Onyeiwu S
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.96
• Soggetto topico: International economics; Regional economics; Spatial economics; Development economics; Economic growth; Macroeconomics; International Economics; Regional/Spatial Science; Development Economics; Economic Growth; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Economic policy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introducing Africa -- How new is the "New Africa"? -- Renaissance or mirage: can growth in Africa be sustained? -- Growth, employment and poverty -- Industrial performance and prospects of structural transformation -- Regionalism and industrial development -- Innovation, technology, and structural transformation -- Information and communication technologies -- Aid, debt, and foreign direct investment -- Gender, youth, and sustainable development -- Closing the performance gap in Africa.
• Sommario/riassunto: Onyeiwu focuses on how events of the twenty-first century are shaping key sectors of African economies and societies. He suggests that, compared to East Asia and Latin America, Africa still has a long way to go, despite recent improvements in performance.
• Titolo autorizzato: Emerging Issues in Contemporary African Economies
• ISBN: 1-349-48672-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828475903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II