Knowledge, technology, and cluster-based growth in Africa /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank,
©2008.
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| Series: | WBI learning resources series.
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | ix, 130 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780821373064 0821373064 9780821373071 0821373072 |