This book highlights the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing African firms, industries, cities and nations in their quest to compete successfully in the global economy. Exploring a topic which has grown in importance as Africa faces a period of subdued economic development, this edited collection takes a unique multi-disciplinary, multi-industry and multi-country approach. The authors provide insights into a broad range of issues, including competitiveness measurement and evaluation, sectoral competitiveness of declining and emerging industries, threats of the ¿Dutch Disease,¿ and talent competitiveness. This timely book offers a response to the urgent need for the diversification of economies and the advancement of manufacturing in Africa, appealing to scholars of international business and economics.

Takes a multi-disciplinary, multi-industry and multi-country approach, covering the key economies in all regions of Sub-Saharan Africa

1. Africa's Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Past, Present and Future; Ifedapo Adeleye, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Nathaniel Boso and Mark Esposito.- Part I. The Global Competitiveness of African Nations and Cities.- 2. The Competitive Challenge of the Formal Sector in Francophone Africa: Understanding the Role of the Informal Sector and the Business Environment; Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Fatou Gueye.- 3. Theorizing Cities as Sources of Competitive Advantage: Accra in Comparative Perspective; George Acheampong and Obi Berko Damoah.- 4. The International Competitiveness and Connections of African Cities: Profiling South Africa's Gauteng-City Region; Joseph Parilla and Jesus Leal Trujillo.- Part II. Sectorial Dynamics and International Competitiveness in Africa.- 5. Banking on Africa: Can Emerging Pan-African Banks Outcompete their Global Rivals?; Ifedapo Adeleye, Franklin Ngwu, Nkemdilim Iheanachor, Ebes Esho, Chijioke Oji, Theresa Onaji-Benson and Chris Ogbechie.- 6. Enhancing TourismCompetitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Strategies; Adun Okupe, Trevor Ward and Ogechi Adeola.- 7. Measurement of Agribusiness Competitiveness: Methods and Applications to African Countries; Suresh Chandra Babu and Mahika Shishodia.- 8. Why are so Many African Companies Uncompetitive on the Globe Stage? Insights from the Global Airline Industry; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah.- Part III. Human Capital and International Competitiveness in Africa.- 9. Human Capital, innovation and International Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa; Yaw Debrah, Oriacghe Oseghale and Kweku Adams.- 10. Improving Africa's Competitiveness through Strategic Knowledge Transfer: Lessons from Partnerships with China and Ways Forward; Abdoulkadre Ado.- Part IV: Cases on the Global Competitiveness of Africa's Economic Powerhouses.- 11. Nigeria: Oil and Competitiveness; Doyin Salami, Malcolm Fabiyi and Ifedapo Adeleye.- 12. The South African Renewable Energy Cluster; Mark Esposito, Months Raut, Laura Lanzoni Broccoli, Nasma Harrachi, Yann Claudel, Yang Yang and Melina Balliard.- 13. Kenya's Blooming Flower Industry: Enhancing Global Competitiveness; Ogechi Adeola, Abel Kinoti and Mary Kinoti.- 14. Poultry Tariffs in South Africa: Levelling the Playing Field or Rewarding Inefficiency?; Jacklynne Hobbs, Peter Draper and Claire Beswick.