Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Knowledge, Technology, and Cluster-Based Growth in Africa: Findings from 11 Case Studies of Enterprise Clusters in Africa; Table 1.1. Overview of 11 enterprise clusters in Africa; Table 1.2. Sources of new ideas in the Mwenge handicrafts cluster; Table 1.3. Education levels of entrepreneurs in selected clusters; Table 1.4. Firms' perception of government support in Nnewi cluster; 2. The Suame Manufacturing Cluster in Ghana; Figure 2.1. Population growth of Suame Magazine; Table 2.1. Products and services of the Suame cluster.
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Africa is on the move, demonstrating in recent years a significant potential for economic growth. Although the region still faces many challenges, it is also generating pockets of economic vitality in the form of enterprise clusters that are contributing to national, regional, and local productivity. Through case examples from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book provides an understanding of how these dynamic enterprise clusters were formed and have evolved, and how knowledge, human capital, and technology have contributed to their success.
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Knowledge, technology, and cluster-based growth in Africa.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Business enterprises-- Africa.
Enterprise zones-- Africa.
Industrial clusters-- Africa.
Afrika-- ekonomiska förhållanden.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Structural Adjustment.
Business enterprises.
Enterprise zones.
Företagssammanslutningar-- Afrika.
Industri-- Afrika.
Industrial clusters.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Economic Policy.