6 research outputs found
Environmental pollution policy of small businesses in Nigeria and Ghana: extent and impact
This study provides a comprehensive assessment of firms’ operation and environmental protection polices in Nigeria and Ghana,
where there has been a rising industrial growth amidst low regulatory and institutional frameworks. We analyze the extents to
which firms’ adoption of environmental protection policies affect their performances. We use firm-level data of 842 firms (447
for Nigeria and 395 for Ghana) distributed across different regions of both countries for our descriptive and econometric
estimations. We find, among other things, that firms’ adoption of internal policies on environmental protection is dismally low
in both Nigeria (32%) and Ghana (17%), with policies focused on reducing solid (38%, Nigeria; and 35%, Ghana), gaseous
(22%, Nigeria; and 44%, Ghana), and liquid (24%, Nigeria; and 14%, Ghana) pollution. Training appears to be an important
intervention that can help improve firms’ adoption of such policies. We also found that firms’ adoption and implementation of
environmental protection policies significantly improve their performance
Building Knowledge-Based Economies in Africa: A Systematic Review of Policies and Strategies
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study systematically reviews the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards building knowledge-based economies. These are discussed in terms of three pillars of the World Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for: (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and communication technology and (iii) economic incentives and institutional regime