Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka

Learning to Compete in African Industry

Institutions and Technology in Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781138356368
• ISBN-10: 1138356360
• Artikelnr.: 63656815

Autorenporträt

Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka is a Senior Researcher and professor of Technology management and Industrialization at UNU-INTECH (United Nations University-Institute for New Technologies) in The Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword by Ha-Joon Chang
Introduction
Institutions and technology in African development
Learning knowledge and skills in small and medium enterprises: a theoretical review
Learning knowledge and skills in industry: empirical exploration
Inter-organizational collaboration in systems of innovation
Infrastructure and industry
Institutions supporting SMEs in industry
Clusters and institutions supporting clustering
Conclusions and policy suggestions
References
Index.