Socioeconomic shocks and Africa's development agenda : lessons and policy directions in a post-covid-19 era / edited by Evans Osabuohien [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Osabuohien, Evans, 1979- editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in African development.

Routledge studies in African development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa.

Economic development.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Economic aspects--Africa.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2023]

Summary:

"This book investigates how African countries respond to socioeconomic shocks, drawing out lessons to help inform future policy and development efforts. The challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic affected all sectors of the economy, exposing substantial structural weaknesses and complexities in supply chains and logistics across the African continent. This book investigates the disruptive impact of the pandemic across Africa. However, it also goes beyond the current crisis to investigate how socioeconomic pressures in general impact commodity prices, national budgeting processes, food, business, energy sectors, education, health, and sanitation. Overall, the book presents evidence-based solutions and policy recommendations to enable readers to improve resilience and responses to future crises. The insights provided by this book will be of interest to policy makers and development agencies, as well as to researchers of global development, politics, economics, business, and African studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Lists of Figures

List of Tables

Short Biography of Contributors

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Introduction

Section 1 Socioeconomic Shocks and Economic Development

1 Socioeconomic and Cultural Influence on Women's Participation in Agroforestry in Jaman South, Ghana

2 How Coffee Price Shock Transmits into the Economy? Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia

3 Exchange Rate Variability and Palm Oil Export in West Africa: Evidence from Nigeria

Section 2 Resilience, Business and Value Chain Development

4 Climatic Shocks, Agricultural Income and Household Expenditure in Uganda

5 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Food Price Increase in Nigeria: Examining the Role of ICT

6 Building Economic Resilience in COVID-19 Africa: What Role for Digital Transformation?

7 Addressing Non-health Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Development of Future Resilience in Nigeria: A Systemic Intervention

Section 3 Institutional Framework and Human Capital Development

8 Employment and Productivity of Uganda's SMEs in the Face of COVID-19: A Gender Perspective

9 Creation of Knowledge Cities in Africa: A Case Study of Gqeberha Port Elizabeth City in South Africa

10 Socio-economic Shocks of COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

11 Socioeconomic Shocks in the COVID-19 Era

12 COVID-19 and Poverty Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Past Pandemics

Section 4 Services, Socioeconomic Shocks and Sustainable Development

13 Economic Shocks and Welfare of Nigerian Households

14 Disruptive Effects of COVID-19 and Health Challenges on the Attainment of National Policies and Public Service Provisions in African Countries

15 COVID-19 Pandemic and Illegal Oil Refineries in Africa: Evidence from the National Oil Wealth in Nigeria.

16 Remittance Shocks and Poverty Reduction Nexus in Nigeria: Insights from Bootstrap Simulation and Asymmetric Causality Tests

17 Reshaping the Educational System for Post-COVID-19 Schooling in a Developing Country

18 Effect of COVID-19 on Small- and Medium-Scale Enterprises in Nigeria: Which Sector Is Mostly Affected?

Conclusion: Socioeconomic Shocks, Pandemic Responsiveness, and Platonic Policies Revisited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-320835-5

1-003-20835-5

1-000-77369-8

9781003208358

OCLC:

1341343049