Regional Development in Africa

Edited by Norbert Edomah

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Abstract: Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting (employment and wealth-generating) economic activities in regions. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means of large-scale infrastructure development and by attracting inward investment" (OECD, 2014).A territorial and regional approach to development is crucial in addressing regional challenges, regional economic competitiveness, and reducing socio-economic discrepancies. This book provides a forum to articulate and discuss Africa's regional development issues in view of the rising opportunities within the African region. This volume contains 14 chapters and is organized in four sections: Introduction; Industry, Trade and Investment in Africa; Agricultural Services and the Water-energy-food Nexus in Africa; and Environmental and Cultural Dimensions to Africa's Regional Development.

JEL-codes: Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78985-237-0
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Chapters in this book:

A Gender Analysis of the Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Côte d'Ivoire

Ibrahima Sy and Akrassi Kouakou Evrard Kouame

Agricultural Production Amid Conflict: Implications for Africa's Regional Development

Jude Nwachukwu

China-Africa Investments and Economic Growth in Africa

Isaac Abekah-Koomson

Economic Development of Rural Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa through Decentralized Energy-Water-Food Systems

Johannes Winklmaier, Sissi Adeli Bazan Santos and Tobias Trenkle

Economic Integration in West Africa: A Reconsideration of the Evidence

Akpan Ekpo

Regional Development in Africa: An Overview

Norbert Edomah

Solid Waste Management in Africa: Governance Failure or Development Opportunity?

Linda Godfrey, Mohamed Tawfic Ahmed, Kidane Giday Gebremedhin, Jamidu H.Y. Katima, Suzan Oelofse, Oladele Osibanjo, Ulf Henning Richter and Arsene H. Yonli

Sustainably Growing Guinea's Bauxite-Aluminum Industry

Thomas Pacioni, Lynnette Widder and Ousmane Bocoum

The Factors Influencing SMEs Growth in Africa: A Case of SMEs in Zimbabwe

Kosmas Njanike

The Role of Culture in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture in South Africa: Examining Zulu Cultural Views and Management Practices of Livestock and Its Productivity

Adetoyese Ade. Adeyemo and Ekuyikeno Silas

The Role of International Donors in Aquaculture Development in Africa

Olufemi Julius Olapade

The Songhai Agroecological Sustainable Development Model: Synergy, Symbiosis, Collaboration, and Complementarity

John Tharakan

Trade and Investment in South Africa

Victoria Mabe-Madisa

World Trade Organization's Trade Liberalization Policy on Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa

Emeka Charles Iloh, Michael Nwokedi, Chijioke Francis Onyebukwa and Queeneth Odichi Ekeocha

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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.78853

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