Entrepreneurship in Africa / edited by Akinyinka Akinyoade, Ton Dietz, Chibuike Uche.
Historically, entrepreneurs have always played a central role in the development of nation states. Aside from rentier states, which depend extensively on the availability of mineral resource rents, most economically prosperous nations in the world have strong, innovative and competitive business ent...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2017]
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| Series: | African dynamics ;
15. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | Historically, entrepreneurs have always played a central role in the development of nation states. Aside from rentier states, which depend extensively on the availability of mineral resource rents, most economically prosperous nations in the world have strong, innovative and competitive business enterprises and entrepreneurs as the bedrock of their economic development and prosperity. It was arguably because of the above historical fact that the World Bank in 1989 declared that entrepreneurs will play a central role in transforming African economies. Chapters in this book contribute to our understanding of the theory, structure and practice of entrepreneurship in diverse African countries. Case studies examined include: African multinational banks and businesses, female entrepreneurs, culture and entrepreneurship, finance and entrepreneurship and SMEs. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 409 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0815359225 9780815359227 9004349774 9789004349773 1351121189 9781351121187 9004351612 9789004351615 |