Logistics and Global Value Chains in Africa

The Impact on Trade and Development

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Focusing on global value chains and their importance to trade, this edited collection explores the strategic role of logistics and supply chain infrastructure in the development of Africa.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-08-29
Mått148 x 210 x 24 mm
Vikt588 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies of Sustainable Business in Africa
Antal sidor335
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319776514

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Adebisi Adewole is a lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED) at the University of the West of Scotland.John J. Struthers is Professor in the School of Business and Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He is also Director of CAREED.

Part I. Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy.- Chapter 1. Trade and Economic Development in Africa: The Interaction between Logistics and Global Value Chains; Adebisi Adewole and John J. Struthers.- Chapter 2. Logistics and Supply Chain Infrastructure Development in Africa; Adebisi Adewole.- Chapter 3. Supply Chain Network and Logistics Management; Benjamin S. Bvepfepfe.- Chapter 4. Freight Transport Technology: A Cost-effective/Time-efficient Solution to Sub-Saharan Africa’s Logistics Problems; David Burl.- Part II. Global Value Chain and Commodities Trade.- Chapter 5. Commodity Price Volatility: Causes, Policy Options, and Prospects for African Economies; John J. Struthers.- Chapter 6. Does Africa Have What it Takes to Upgrade in Global Value Chains?; Joseph K. Banini and Samuel K. Gayi.- Chapter 7. Logistics and Value Chain Development: Cost and Capability Considerations; Jodie Keane.- 8. The Importance of the Services Sector for Africa;Ottavia Pesce, Carolyne Tumuhimbise, William Davis and Lily Sommer.- Chapter 9. The Role of Market Institutions in Trade and Economic Development in Africa; Bla J.C. Eba, John J. Struthers.- Chapter 10. Can Trade Openness and Global Value Chains Improve Real GDP Growth & Human Development Index in Sub-Saharan African Countries?; Beatrice Isah Dara.