SMEs and Economic Development in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032536934 / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str.

Opis

Building on evidence from international experience, this book provides grounded solutions to challenges affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in Africa, and offers guidance on how to build resilience to counteract future shocks.

Spis treści

1. Role of SMEs Economic Development in Africa 2. SMEs and Equality in Africa 3. African women owned SMEs post COVID-19: towards a gender sensitive policy development strategy 4. Fostering Global Competitiveness of SMEs in the supply chain post Covid-19 5. SMEs Finance: Challenges and Policy Options 6. Payment of Taxes: Challenges and Options 7. Global Supply Chain and SMEs 8. Building Productive Capacities: The Role of Business Linkages 9. Skills Training by SMEs: Global Experience and South Korean Consortium Approach 10. Access to Markets and Internationalisation of SMEs 11. SMEs and the African Continental Free Trade Area 12. Fostering Business Ethics and Professionalism 13. Enhancing quality and standards among SMEs

O autorze

Gift Mugano is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.

Nirmala Dorasamy is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.