TY - BOOK AU - Verhoef,Grietjie ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The History of Business in Africa: Complex Discontinuity to Emerging Markets T2 - Studies in Economic History, SN - 9783319625669 AV - HC U1 - 330.9 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Economic history KW - Africa—History KW - Globalization KW - Markets KW - Africa—Politics and government KW - Economic History KW - African History KW - Emerging Markets/Globalization KW - African Politics N1 - Africa and Africas -- Networks of Exchange -- Business in New Markets Under New Masters -- Business in Independent Africa -- Enter the Market: African Entrepreneurial Rebirth After 1980 -- Into the Global -- Conclusion: The Beginning of African Business History; Available to subscribing member institutions only. Доступно лише організаціям членам підписки N2 - This book offers a comprehensive study of the history of African business. By analyzing the specificities of African business culture, as well as the dynamically changing African policy context, the author sheds new light on the development of African enterprises, markets and institutions. The book covers a wide range of historical studies, starting with the earliest exchange networks, the new market opportunities resulting from European penetration, the dualism of state-owned companies and private enterprises during the twentieth century, the role of foreign direct investments and multinational companies during the 1990s, and the globalization of African business UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62566-9 ER -