
Growth, Equity, and Self-Reliance
Private Enterprise and African Economic Development
- 176 pages
- English
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Growth, Equity, and Self-Reliance
Private Enterprise and African Economic Development
About this book
This book explores what is, for many African countries, a new and controversial policy of relying on private actors rather than on government organizations to foster economic growth and development. The contributors explore key issues such as the impact of private enterprise on the development process, small- and medium-sized businesses as a vehicle for growth, and strategies for the expansion of markets and trade. The contributors analyze the historical, social, cultural, and economic obstacles to the development of private enterprise in Africa; the roles of government, women, and business organizations; access to capital and the function of financial institutions; private initiative and agriculture; the use of skilled and semi-skilled labor; and technology transfer. Arguing that private sector forces are crucial to African socioeconomic development, the contributors recommend economic policy reform, establishment of more private enterprises, and encouragement of new domestic and foreign investment.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Part 1 Overview of the Conference
- Part 2 Selected Conference Materials
- Appendix A: Papers Presented
- Appendix Β: Participants