Focusing on global value chains and their importance to trade, this edited collection explores the strategic role of logistics and supply chain infrastructure in the development of Africa. Skilled authors present critical analysis of the current state of logistics in Africa, and suggest improvements to policy and practice which address the issue of poor trading relationships. This book will engage entrepreneurs, academics and policy-makers interested in international business, raising awareness of the need for better trade infrastructure in Africa in order to ensure the continents economic development.
Part I. Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy.
Chapter 1. Trade and
Economic Development in Africa: The Interaction between Logistics and Global
Value Chains; Adebisi Adewole and John J. Struthers.
Chapter 2. Logistics
and Supply Chain Infrastructure Development in Africa; Adebisi Adewole.-
Chapter 3. Supply Chain Network and Logistics Management; Benjamin S.
Bvepfepfe.
Chapter 4. Freight Transport Technology: A
Cost-effective/Time-efficient Solution to Sub-Saharan Africas Logistics
Problems; David Burl.- Part II. Global Value Chain and Commodities Trade.-
Chapter 5. Commodity Price Volatility: Causes, Policy Options, and Prospects
for African Economies; John J. Struthers.
Chapter 6. Does Africa Have What
it Takes to Upgrade in Global Value Chains?; Joseph K. Banini and Samuel K.
Gayi.
Chapter
7. Logistics and Value Chain Development: Cost and Capability
Considerations; Jodie Keane.-
8. The Importance of the Services Sector for
Africa;Ottavia Pesce, Carolyne Tumuhimbise, William Davis and Lily Sommer.-
Chapter 9. The Role of Market Institutions in Trade and Economic Development
in Africa; Bla J.C. Eba, John J. Struthers.
Chapter
10. Can Trade Openness
and Global Value Chains Improve Real GDP Growth & Human Development Index in
Sub-Saharan African Countries?; Beatrice Isah Dara.
Adebisi Adewole is a lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED) at the University of the West of Scotland.
John J. Struthers is Professor in the School of Business and Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He is also Director of CAREED.
