Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy

Ifedapo Adeleye is Lecturer in Management and Global Business at Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, USA. An international business enthusiast and passionate management educator, he has authored over 40 papers, books, chapters and cases across a range of topical issues, including firm-level internationalization and competitiveness. Mark  Esposito is Professor of Business & Economics at Hult International Business School and a member of the teaching faculty at Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education, where he equally serves as Institutes Council Co-Leader for the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Program at Harvard Business School. He is an appointed fellow of the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai as well at the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, Washington DC. He equally holds a research fellowship at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK.

• 1. Africa's Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Past, Present and Future; Ifedapo Adeleye, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Nathaniel Boso and Mark Esposito.- Part I. The Global Competitiveness of African Nations and Cities.- 2. The Competitive Challenge of the Formal Sector in Francophone Africa: Understanding the Role of the Informal Sector and the Business Environment; Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Fatou Gueye.- 3. Theorizing Cities as Sources of Competitive Advantage: Accra in Comparative Perspective; George Acheampong and Obi Berko Damoah.- 4. The International Competitiveness and Connections of African Cities: Profiling South Africa's Gauteng-City Region; Joseph Parilla and Jesus Leal Trujillo.- Part II. Sectorial Dynamics and International Competitiveness in Africa.- 5. Banking on Africa: Can Emerging Pan-African Banks Outcompete their Global Rivals?; Ifedapo Adeleye, Franklin Ngwu, Nkemdilim Iheanachor, Ebes Esho, Chijioke Oji, Theresa Onaji-Benson and Chris Ogbechie.- 6. Enhancing TourismCompetitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Strategies; Adun Okupe, Trevor Ward and Ogechi Adeola.- 7. Measurement of Agribusiness Competitiveness: Methods and Applications to African Countries; Suresh Chandra Babu and Mahika Shishodia.- 8. Why are so Many African Companies Uncompetitive on the Globe Stage? Insights from the Global Airline Industry; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah.- Part III. Human Capital and International Competitiveness in Africa.- 9. Human Capital, innovation and International Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa; Yaw Debrah, Oriacghe Oseghale and Kweku Adams.- 10. Improving Africa's Competitiveness through Strategic Knowledge Transfer: Lessons from Partnerships with China and Ways Forward; Abdoulkadre Ado.- Part IV: Cases on the Global Competitiveness of Africa's Economic Powerhouses.- 11. Nigeria: Oil and Competitiveness; Doyin Salami, Malcolm Fabiyi and Ifedapo Adeleye.- 12. The South African Renewable Energy Cluster; Mark Esposito, Months Raut, Laura Lanzoni Broccoli, Nasma Harrachi, Yann Claudel, Yang Yang and Melina Balliard.- 13. Kenya's Blooming Flower Industry: Enhancing Global Competitiveness; Ogechi Adeola, Abel Kinoti and Mary Kinoti.- 14. Poultry Tariffs in South Africa: Levelling the Playing Field or Rewarding Inefficiency?; Jacklynne Hobbs, Peter Draper and Claire Beswick.