Political Economy of Economic Performance - Sub-Saharan Africa Before the Global Recession and the Way Forward

Voxi Heinrich Amavilah examines the factors and forces that explain the unexpectedly good performance of Sub-Saharan African countries just before the 2008 global recession, including newer technologies, globalization, governance, and conventional determinants of economic performance.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Intensity of technology use and economic performance
3. Technology-as-knowledge and economic performance
4. Resources, governance, and global links and economic performance
5. Globalization, governance, and economic performance
6. Spread of innovations and economic performance
7. Resource intra- and inter-actions and technological change

About the author

Voxi Heinrich Amavilah is adjunct professor of economics at Estrella Mountain College.

Summary

Voxi Heinrich Amavilah examines the factors and forces that explain the unexpectedly good performance of Sub-Saharan African countries just before the 2008 global recession, including newer technologies, globalization, governance, and conventional determinants of economic performance.

Product details

• Authors: Voxi Heinrich Amavilah
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781498597838
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9783-8
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Afrika, Politik und Staat, Business / Economics / Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development