Globalization and the cultures of business in Africa : from patrimonialism to profit / Scott D. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Scott D., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Business enterprises.

Globalization--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Globalization.

Capitalism--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Capitalism.

Investments, Foreign--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Investments, Foreign.

Big business--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Big business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

African business and capitalism in historical perspective

Institutional change in the 1990's : 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".

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613858511

9781283546065

128354606X

9780253005816

0253005817

OCLC:

810531422