Delivering Sustainable Growth in Africa [electronic resource] : African Farmers and Firms in a Changing World /
Fukunishi, Takahiro.author.
Ajia Keizai Kenkyūjo (Japan),contributor.
Fukunishi, Takahiro,editor of compilation.
The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we attempt to demonstrate firms' and farmers' responses to the recent economic trend such as growth of demand, emergence of FDI and improvement in infrastructure.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; 1 Introduction: African Farmers and Firms in a Changing World; 2 The Governance of Global Value Chains, Upgrading Processes and Agricultural Producers in Sub-Saharan Africa; 3 The Fresh Pineapple Export Industry in Ghana: The Role of Smallholders in the High-Value Horticultural Supply Chain; 4 The Beer Industry and Contract Farming in Uganda; 5 The Export-Oriented Garment Industry in Madagascar: Implications of Foreign Direct Investment for the Local Economy
6 Local Construction Enterprises in Transition: Empirical Evidence from Burkina Faso (2004-2010)Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we attempt to demonstrate firms' and farmers' responses to the recent economic trend such as growth of demand, emergence of FDI and improvement in infrastructure.
Public finance.
Labor economics.
Development economics.
International economics.
Welfare economics.
Industries.
Public Economics.
Labor Economics.
Development Economics.
International Economics.
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.
Industries.