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African-Centred Management Education

A New Paradigm for an Emerging Continent

By: David N. Abdulai

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African-Centred Management Education

A New Paradigm for an Emerging Continent

By: David N. Abdulai

In African-Centred Management Education, Professor Abdulai looks critically at the failings of management education in Africa and how that has impacted growth and development efforts, especially at this critical stage in the continent’s positive growth and development trajectory. He concludes that Africa’s current positive economic growth cannot be sustained without a significant contribution from its human capital. He adds that, the outstanding economic record of Asian economies in recent decades dramatically illustrates how important human capital is to growth. These countries lacking natural resources and importing practically all their energy requirements have grown rapidly by relying on a well-trained, educated and conscientious workforce. Professor Abdulai believes that Africa, too, can sustain its current growth and development by effectively combining its abundant natural resources with its human capital to attain its economic development, but this will require an African cadre of well-trained managers at the helm of both private and public sector institutions. For this to become a reality, management education in Africa will have to play a significant role, but the author argues that it cannot be effective by continually mimicking the West in the programmes it delivers. It must come up with innovative and relevant pedagogy that will address the special challenges that the continent faces and deliver an African-centred management education. As well as pointing to the failures of management education in Africa, Abdulai offers suggestions as to how to make management education really contribute to the education of Africans, in order to sustain current and future development.

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1317184122

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Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

The Impact on Development

By: David N. Abdulai

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Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

The Impact on Development

By: David N. Abdulai

Corruption is one of the major challenges impeding Africa’s growth and development efforts and its impact is much more pronounced at this point of the continent’s development trajectory. Corruption has political, economic, and social consequences and this book argues that any efforts to help Africa grow and develop must prioritise the fight against it, so that the aid and funding given for projects in the region can continue to be sustained. The book also tackles the issue of national security and instability caused by corruption. The author argues that progress cannot happen in countries and environments where instability exists and persists. Corruption in Africa has contributed to instability and other national security challenges, especially in fragile states on the continent. The book starts by looking at the three major types of corruption: petty, grand, and systemic and then goes on to address the different categories of corruption such as bureaucratic, legislative, political, as well as public and private sector aspects. It also deals with common forms of corruption as well as some of the causes, such as bad governance and excessive greed, to mention a few. Further, it critically examines how current political systems on the continent contribute to this condition. The book argues that some of the solutions that have been proposed to date are not viable or have not worked in practice, and through applied research, offers workable solutions that policy makers, African politicians, academics, and students of economics and development can use as a reference guide in the fight against corruption.

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1003834906

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Chinese Investment in Africa

How African Countries Can Position Themselves to Benefit from China’s Foray into Africa

By: David N. Abdulai

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Chinese Investment in Africa

How African Countries Can Position Themselves to Benefit from China’s Foray into Africa

By: David N. Abdulai

China leads the world when it comes to investment and influence on the African continent. The extent of Chinese investment in Africa is well known and much has been written about China’s foray into Africa. However, most of the available material has approached this issue by looking at China as the ’New Colonialist’ – more interested in Africa’s vast natural resources than working in partnership for sustained development. Whilst China’s interest in Africa’s resources is evident, it is just half of the story. China’s foray into Africa goes beyond its appetite for natural resources and into the realm of geo-politics and international political economics. For example, China is all too aware of how it can cultivate Africa’s support on global issues at the United Nations and at other international fora. Breaking free from the binary arguments and analysis which characterize this topic, Professor Abdulai presents a refreshing perspective that China’s foray into Africa can produce win–win outcomes for China and Africa – if Africans really know what they want from China. Hitherto, each African country has tended to engage China with an individual bucket list; acting in isolation and not as part of a wider continent (indeed Africa and the African Union does not yet have a coordinated policy towards China). For Africa to be able to do that it needs to know where China is coming from, the factors that contributed to its awakening and success, and the benefits and possible pitfalls of this foray, in order to better position itself for a win–win engagement with China. This book will be a valuable read for policy makers, think-tanks and students of Africa-China studies programmes alike.

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African-Centred Management Education

A New Paradigm for an Emerging Continent

By: David N. Abdulai

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A New Paradigm for an Emerging Continent

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Chinese Investment in Africa

How African Countries Can Position Themselves to Benefit from China’s Foray into Africa

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How African Countries Can Position Themselves to Benefit from China’s Foray into Africa

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Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

The Impact on Development

By: David N. Abdulai

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The Impact on Development

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African-Centred Management Education

African-Centred Management Education

Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

Chinese Investment in Africa

Chinese Investment in Africa

African-Centred Management Education

African-Centred Management Education

Chinese Investment in Africa

Chinese Investment in Africa

Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

Corruption and Economic Growth in Africa

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