International Competitiveness in Africa: Policy Implications in the Sub-Saharan Region

by Ivohasina Fizara Razafimahefa and Shigeyuki Hamori

Book Overview

The effects of international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) on developing economies have always been controversial. From about the 1980s, however, the countries adopting open policies have tended to o- perform those adopting closed policies. The former, essentially the eco- mies of Asia and some countries of Latin America, have grown faster than the latter, the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. With the unstoppable spread of globalization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540689206
• ISBN13: 9783540689201
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"