A venture in Africa : the challenges of African business / by Andrew Sardanis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sardanis, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sardanis, Andrew.

Business enterprises--Africa.

Business enterprises.

Businesspeople--Africa--Biography.

Businesspeople.

Africa--Commerce.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is a vivid personal history of an international business career. "A Venture in Africa" takes the reader through the twists and turns of doing business with African states and leaders in the turbulent 1970s and later. Drawing on his long experience of modern Africa and international business, Sardanis portrays the crises, disasters and personalities he has encountered in the continent. He shows how the old Africa of corruption, despotism and nepotism is being replaced by a new Africa in which a rising generation of business leaders is emerging - with practical technical and professional skills and free from the post-colonial mentality. A hugely intriguing and entertaining story which shows that Africa, despite the bad press, presents an immensely important and a rich source of commercial opportunities for the successful businessman."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction; Part 1: The Vision and the Journey; 1. The First Steps; 2. Liberia: A Black Rhodesia; 3. Angola: Diamonds and... Threats; 4. The Stars of Sierra Leone; 5. An Unprofitable Division; 6. Jewels in the Making; 7. Rhodesians Never Learn; 8. A Pan African Bank is Born; 9. Marching On; Part 2: Stepping Into the Abyss; 10. A Hornet's Nest; 11. Heat and Dust and Camels and Bikes; 12. New Brooms and High-Handed Actions; 13. Presidential Palaces and Porno Films; 14. The New Democrats; 15. Cameroon and Other Disasters

16. Green Crocodile Leather Shoes and Storm Clouds 17. Hate and Venom; 18. The Elusive Supervision; 19. Meridian Biao: Bank of the People; 20. 'How Come Nobody had Gotten Suspicious?'; Part 3: The Final Blow; 21. Ignorance and Prejudice; 22. Muddying the Waters; 23. Misguided Intervention; 24. Akashimi; 25. A Gross Anachronism; 26. The Curtain Falls; 27. The Vultures; 28. A Wasted Effort; 29. But Life Carries On; Part 4: More Challenges in the Southern Region; 30. South Africa: Free and in Bondage; 31. Ten Wasted Years; 32. Quo Vadit?; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612750625

9780755622122

075562212X

9781282750623

1282750623

9780857717726

0857717723

9786000009533

6000009534

9781435603967

1435603966

OCLC:

290478702