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Institutions Technology and Development in Africa
Author | : Jeffrey James |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2018-12-07 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781351001908 |
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An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they are typically capital- and import-intensive rather than labour- and local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal, with widespread unemployment and under-employment. In this literature, however, relatively little attention has been paid to the institutions that govern the generation, adoption and use of technology. This book draws on historical analysis and case studies to evaluate how institutions in different countries, including those in Africa itself, generate technologies that vary in their characteristics and suitability for the region. Through these case studies, insight is gained into the characteristics of ‘appropriate’ institutions that might underlie a more balanced pattern of technology and development than currently exists. The findings of the book clearly confirm a major tenet of institutionalist theory: namely, that institutions developed in one set of circumstances are unlikely to be appropriate to conditions in a markedly different set. This book will be of interest to economists, social historians and anyone with an interest in modern African development.
Learning to Compete in African Industry
Author | : Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2017-11-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781351154062 |
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This book examines the institutional roots of the persistent differences in economic performance of firms, industries and countries in Africa. It draws attention to the role of institutions in supporting technical change and shows how technological progress is central to competitiveness in a global context. The role of initial conditions such as levels of literacy and natural endowment, the structure of industry and resource endowment are also emphasized. With its focus on how institutions shape systems of innovation this book makes a unique contribution to the debate about African development.
Innovation Regional Integration and Development in Africa
Author | : Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Mammo Muchie |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2018-07-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9783319921808 |
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This edited volume discusses the role of innovation and regional integration in economic development in Africa. Over the past five decades, post-colonial African countries have struggled to break loose from the trap of poverty and underdevelopment through the adoption of various development strategies at regional, national, and continental levels. However, the results of both national and regional efforts at advancing development on the continent have been mixed. Although the importance of agglomeration and fusion of institutions have long been recognized as possible path to achieving economic development in Africa, the approach to regionalism has been unduly focused on market integration, while neglecting other dimensions such as social policy, mobility of labor, educational policy, biotechnology, regional legislation, manufacturing, innovation, and science and technology. This volume investigates the link between innovation, regional integration, and development in Africa, arguing that the immediate and long term development of Africa lies not just in the structural transformation of its economies but in the advancement of scientific and innovation capacities. The book is divided into four parts. Part I addresses the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of innovation and regional integration in Africa. Part II presents case studies which examine how regional economic institutions are fostering innovation in Africa. Part III of the book deals with sectoral issues on innovation and integrated development in Africa. Part IV sets the future research on innovation, regional integration, and development in Africa. Combining theoretical analysis and a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, this volume is appropriate for researchers and students interested in economic development, political economy, African studies, international relations, agricultural science, and geography, as well as policymakers in regional economic communities and the African Union.
Linking Higher Education and Economic Development
Author | : Pundy Pillay |
Publsiher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781920355449 |
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Finland, South Korea and the state of North Carolina in the United States are three systems that successfully have harnessed higher education in their economic development initiatives. Common to the success of all these systems is, amongst others, the link between economic and education planning, quality public schooling, high tertiary participation rates with institutional differentiation, labour market demand, cooperation and networks, and consensus about the importance of higher education for development. Linking higher education and economic development: Implications for Africa from three successful systems draws together evidence on the three systems, synthesises the key findings, and distils the implications for African countries. The project on which the book is based forms part of a larger study on Universities and Economic Development in Africa, undertaken by the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA). HERANA is co-ordinated by the Centre for Higher Education Transformation in South Africa.
Science Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa
Author | : Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Chantal Marie Ngo Tong,Karl Wohlmuth |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 2020-04 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9783643911735 |
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The volume analyses major strategic and policy issues. How to make Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies relevant for inclusive growth strategies in Africa so that socio-economic transformation strategies will take off. The first part discusses the issues of human skills development as part of STI policies, based on visions, strategic plans and country cases (for Cameroon, Nigeria and Mauritania). The second part looks at STI Policies for Economic Transformation, focussing on country case studies (for Egypt and Tunisia). A third part presents book reviews and book notes.
Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Africa The experience with community telecenters
Author | : Ramata Molo Thioune |
Publsiher | : IDRC |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781552500064 |
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Volume 3 documents the processes used, and institutions created, to bring computers and connectivity into schools, as a means of enhancing the use and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. A range of project, administrative, and cultural settings are explored as are a wide variety of technical solutions. The results, observations, and conclusions presented in this book will be useful for policy- and decision-makers in education and ICTs. The book will also be useful for teachers, researchers, and development practitioners and professionals with interests or active programs in the area of "ICT for development." Information technology professionals looking to service the potential education market will also find this book valuable.
Science and Technology Policy in Africa
Author | : Jeggan Colley Senghor |
Publsiher | : Africa World Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0865439133 |
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Failing to Compete
Author | : Sanjaya Lall,Carlo Pietrobell |
Publsiher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2002-10-29 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781781950579 |
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Despite years of liberalization, African manufacturing is conspicuously unable to compete in the global market. Its exports are minuscule, its response to competition is weak, technical efficiency is low and there are few signs of technological dynamism.