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Taylor, Scott D., 1965-

Globalization and the cultures of business in Africa : from patrimonialism to profit / Scott D. Taylor. - xvi, 247 pAGES : illustration ; 23 cm.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p.221-233) and index.

African business and capitalism in historical perspective -- Institutional change in the 1990s : economic and political reform -- Business, the African state, and globalization in the new millennium : transnational influences and domestic responses -- Foreign investment beyond compradorism and primary commodities : the role of the global South -- From patrimonialism to profit? : the transformation of crony capitalists and bureaucratic bourgeoisies -- Going continental, going global : Africa's corporate "giants".

ISBN: 9780253002662 (hbk.) : 0253002664 (hbk.) : 9780253005731 (pbk.) : 0253005736 (pbk.) :

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB228465 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016053085 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Business enterprises--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Globalization--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Capitalism--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Investments, Foreign--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Big business--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

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Dewey Class. No.: 338.70967 / TAY