Digital innovations, business and society in Africa : new frontiers and a shared strategic vision / / edited by Richard Boateng [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 pages) |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | Advances in theory and practice of emerging markets |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Technological innovations - Management |
ISBN | 3-030-77987-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910523748303321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Displacement economies in Africa : paradoxes of crisis and creativity / / edited by Amanda Hammar |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | Africa Now |
Soggetto topico |
Refugees - Africa - Economic conditions
Social conflict - Economic aspects - Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78032-491-X
1-78032-490-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Africa Now; About the Editor; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figure and Tables; Introduction; 1 Displacement economies: paradoxes of crisis and creativity in Africa; An insistent presence; Conceptualizing displacement; Considering displacement economies in Africa; Elements of an approach: conceptual arenas and themes; Displacement economies in practice; Conclusion; Notes; References; PART I Economies of rupture and repositioning; 2 Securing livelihoods: economic practice in the Darfur-Chad borderlands; Introduction; 'Displacement economy' as a socio-spatial analytical frame
The larger context of rebellion and displacement in Chad Increasing and decreasing numbers of actors in different displacement sites; Refugee economies in the camp - the case of Cheikh Moussa; New economic opportunities generated by displacement - the case of Brahim; Assessing crisis and creativity within the displacement economy's four sites; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Contested spaces, new opportunities: displacement, return and the rural economy in Casamance, Senegal; Introduction; Displacement and relational space; The Casamance conflict Geographies of displacement in the Guinea-Bissau border zone Return in the border zone; The remaking of political space and its discontents; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 The paradoxes of class: crisis, displacement and repositioning in post-2000 Zimbabwe; Introduction; Logics of accumulation and dispossession; Thinking about class and capital in the 'new' Zimbabwe; The political economy of decline in Zimbabwe; Evolving realms of repositioning; Conclusion; Notes; References; PART II Reshaping economic sectors, markets and investment 5 Rapid adaptations to change and displacements in the Lundas (Angola)Introduction; Mobile Lundas; Changing adaptive economic strategies over time; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Somali displacements and shifting markets: camel milk in Nairobi's Eastleigh Estate; Introduction; Historical context: who are the 'Somalis' in Eastleigh?; Conceptualizing consumption and commodification of camel milk; 'Drinking culture' in Eastleigh: 'we [Somalis] like rice, spaghetti, but we drink also our culture'; Paths and diversions: the 'life history' of camel milk 'Camel milk is all we know': the camel milk business and socioeconomic change Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 Diaspora returnees in Somaliland's displacement economy; Introduction; Land rush in Hargeisa; Private sector pioneers; Becoming somebody; An economy of return; Conclusion; Notes; References; 8 Financial flows and secrecy jurisdictions in times of crisis: relocating assets in Zimbabwe's displacement economy; Introduction; Displacement and relocation; Displacement of the vulnerable; Financial patterns generated by displacement of the vulnerable Economic informalization of the formal sector |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464414203321 |
London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Displacement economies in Africa : paradoxes of crisis and creativity / / edited by Amanda Hammar |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | Africa now |
Soggetto topico |
Refugees - Africa - Economic conditions
Social conflict - Economic aspects - Africa Development studies |
ISBN |
1-350-21971-1
1-78032-491-X 1-78032-490-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Figure and tables -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Displacement economies: paradoxes of crisis and creativity in Africa / Amanda Hammar -- Part I. Economies of rupture and repositioning -- Chapter 2. Securing livelihoods: economic practice in the Darfur-Chad borderlands / Andrea Behrends -- Chapter 3. Contested spaces, new opportunities: displacement, return and the rural economy in Casamance, Senegal / Martin Evans -- Chapter 4. The paradoxes of class: crisis, displacement and repositioning in post-2000 Zimbabwe / Amanda Hammar -- Part II. Reshaping economic sectors, markets and investment -- Chapter 5. Rapid adaptations to change and displacements in the Lundas (Angola) / Cristina Udelsmann Rodrigues -- Chapter 6. Somali displacements and shifting markets: camel milk in Nairobi's Eastleigh Estate / Hannah Elliott -- Chapter 7. Diaspora returnees in Somaliland's displacement economy / Peter Hansen -- Chapter 8. Financial flows and secrecy jurisdictions in times of crisis: relocating assets in Zimbabwe's displacement economy / Sarah Bracking -- Part III. Confinement and economies of loss and hope -- Chapter 9. The IDP economy in northern Uganda: a prisoners' economy? / Morten Bøås and Ingunn Bjørkhaug -- Chapter 10. 'No move to make': the Zimbabwe crisis, displacement-in-place and the erosion of 'proper places' / Jeremy Jones -- Chapter 11. Captured lives: the precarious space of youth displacement in eastern DRC / Timothy Raeymaekers -- About the contributors -- Index -- About Zed Books. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910540614403321 |
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Eastern and southern Africa : development challenges in a volatile region / edited by Deborah Potts and Tanya Bowyer-Bower |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow [etc.] : Pearson Education, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | XX, 388 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | DARG regional development series |
Soggetto topico | Africa - Condizioni economiche |
ISBN | 0-13-026468-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990002851480203316 |
Harlow [etc.] : Pearson Education, 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Economic development and the anatomy of crisis in Africa : from colonialism through structural adjustment / by Howard Stein |
Autore | STEIN, Howard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Copenhagen, : Centre of African Studies. University of Copenhagen, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 41 p. : ill. ; 21 cm |
Disciplina | 330.96(ECONOMIA DELL'AFRICA) |
Soggetto topico | AFRICA - Sviluppo economico |
ISBN | 87-986741-9-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00120882 |
STEIN, Howard
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Copenhagen, : Centre of African Studies. University of Copenhagen, 2001 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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An economic geography of East Africa / A.M. O'Connor |
Autore | O'Connor, Anthony Michael |
Edizione | [2. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : G. Bell & Sons, 1971 |
Descrizione fisica | XI, 311 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | Bell's advanced economic geographies |
ISBN | 0713516267 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001616869707536 |
O'Connor, Anthony Michael
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London : G. Bell & Sons, 1971 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Economie du monde arabe et musulman / [Direction André Valmont] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Arcueil, : Editions EMAM, 19910 |
Descrizione fisica | 224 p. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina |
330.96(ECONOMIA DELL'AFRICA)
330.956(ECONOMIA DEL MEDIO ORIENTE) |
Soggetto topico | MONDO ARABO E ISLAMICO - Economia |
ISBN | 29-503-4841-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00078425 |
Arcueil, : Editions EMAM, 19910 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Emerging Africa : how 17 countries are leading the way / / Steve Radelet ; with an introduction by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
Autore | Radelet Steven C. <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Maryland : , : Center for Global Development, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
ISBN | 1-933286-52-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Emerging Africa -- Emerging Africa's renaissance -- Emerging democracies -- Stronger economic management -- The end of the debt crisis and changing relationships with donors -- The technology revolution -- The "cheetah" revolution -- Challenges and opportunities on the road ahead. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910159013903321 |
Radelet Steven C. <1957->
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Center for Global Development, , 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Entreprises et entrepreneurs africains / sous la direction de Stephen Ellis, Yves-A. Fauré |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris, : Karthala, c1995 |
Descrizione fisica | 632 p. ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 330.96(ECONOMIA DELL'AFRICA) |
Soggetto topico | AFRICA - Economia |
ISBN | 28-653-7530-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00077678 |
Paris, : Karthala, c1995 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Environment, agriculture and cross-border migrations / / edited by Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 pages) |
Disciplina | 330.96 |
Collana | Africa and the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 2-86978-732-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The environmental question in Africa : a general statement / Anta Sane -- 2. Environmental communication and sustainable forest governance management in Cameroon / Victor Ngu Cheo -- 3. Farmers' perceptions and adaptation to climate change : evidence from Ghana / Henry de-Graft Acquah, Jacob Nunoo and Kwabena Nkansah Darfor -- 4. Communities, surrounding environments and dam-generated hydroelectric power projects in Cameroon / Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo and Kometa Sunday Shende -- 5. Transforming African agriculture : challenges, opportunities and the way forward in the twenty-first century / Ntangsi Max Memfi -- 6. Land grab and the viability of foreign investments in sub-Saharan Africa : the Nigerian experience / Justitia O. Nnabuko and Chibuike U. Uche -- 7. Land grab in Kenya : risks and opportunities / Samuel Ong'wen Okuro -- 8. Pastoralism, social protection and vision 2030 in Kenya : possibilities and prospects / Maurice N. Amutabi -- 9. Cross-border migrations, regional integration and conviviality in the Gulf of Guinea : reality and prospects / Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo and Humphrey Ngala Ndi. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466777403321 |
Dakar, Senegal : , : CODESRIA, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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