"Regional Development in Africa" ed. by Norbert Edomah

This book provides a forum to articulate and discuss Africa’s regional development issues in view of the rising opportunities within the African region.

Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting (employment and wealth-generating) economic activities in regions. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means of large-scale infrastructure development and by attracting inward investment (OECD, 2014). A territorial and regional approach to development is crucial in addressing regional challenges, regional economic competitiveness, and reducing socio-economic discrepancies.

This volume contains 14 chapters and is organized in four sections: Introduction; Industry, Trade and Investment in Africa; Agricultural Services and the Water-energy-food Nexus in Africa; and Environmental and Cultural Dimensions to Africa’s Regional Development.

Contents
1.Regional Development in Africa: An Overview
2.Trade and Investment in South Africa
3.China-Africa Investments and Economic Growth in Africa
4.Sustainably Growing Guinea’s Bauxite-Aluminum Industry
5.The Songhai Agroecological Sustainable Development Model: Synergy, Symbiosis, Collaboration, and Complementarity
6.Economic Integration in West Africa: A Reconsideration of the Evidence
7.Economic Development of Rural Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa through Decentralized Energy-Water-Food Systems
8.World Trade Organization’s Trade Liberalization Policy on Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa
9.Agricultural Production Amid Conflict: Implications for Africa’s Regional Development
10.The Role of International Donors in Aquaculture Development in Africa
11.The Role of Culture in Achieving Sustainable Agriculture in South Africa: Examining Zulu Cultural Views and Management Practices of Livestock and Its Productivity
12.A Gender Analysis of the Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Côte d’Ivoire
13.The Factors Influencing SMEs Growth in Africa: A Case of SMEs in Zimbabwe
14.Solid Waste Management in Africa: Governance Failure or Development Opportunity?