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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Taylor, Scott D. (1965-....)
Titre(s) : Globalization and the cultures of business in Africa [Texte électronique] : from patrimonialism to profit / Scott D. Taylor
Publication : Bloomington : Indiana University Press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (xvi, 247 pages)
Note(s) : Can Africa develop businesses beyond the extractive or agricultural sectors? What
would it take for Africa to play a major role in global business? By focusing on recent
changes, Scott D. Taylor demonstrates how Africa's business culture is marked by an
unprecedented receptivity to private enterprise. Challenging persistent stereotypes
about crony capitalism and the lack of development, Taylor reveals a long and dynamic
history of business in Africa. He shows how a hospitable climate for business has
been spurred by institutional change, globalization, and political and economic reform.
Sujet(s) : Grandes entreprises
Capitalisme
Mondialisation
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780253005816
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43686678m
Notice n° :
FRBNF43686678
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : African business and capitalism in historical perspective -- Institutional change
in the 1990s : economic and political reform -- Business, the African state, and globalization
in the new millennium : transnational influences and domestic responses -- Foreign
investment beyond compradorism and primary commodities : the role of the global South
-- From patrimonialism to profit? : the transformation of crony capitalists and bureaucratic
bourgeoisies -- Going continental, going global : Africa's corporate "giants."