The determinants of long-term growth in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries : an empirical study.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.No abstract available.Pages 92, 93, 94. 95, 96, 97, 177, 321 are missing from the original thesis

Inclusive business models? How SMEs are developing inclusive value chains and combating social exclusion in bottom-of-the-pyramid markets

Research suggests that private firms can contribute to addressing poverty by prioritising the inclusion of bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) communities in global financing, commerce and consumption value chains. However existing evidence have focused on large multinationals. An understanding of how small firms incorporate the inclusion of BoP communities in their value chain is critical remains under-researched. Drawing on the literature integrating entrepreneurship, inclusion and business model this article develops a qualitative study of how three agribusiness in Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Kenya. The findings highlight opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs in pursuing inclusive business opportunities African economies

African voices on structural adjustment : a companion to "Our continent, our future"

Co-published by CODESRIA and Africa World PressThe book calls for a critical appraisal of the structural adjustment program (SAP) as development strategy. There is a growing call for local ownership of adjustment and for Africans to assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda. Selected papers for this volume include: critical evaluation of the model and methodologies for performance evaluation under SAP; comparative development experiences; trade liberalization and regional integration; SAP, technology, and industrialization in Africa; poverty under adjustment; reforms, external and domestic factors, and implications for agriculture and rural development; and financial sector reforms and resource mobilization