scholarly journals The Rise of the Service Sector in the Global Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 270-297
Author(s):  
Solomon Owusu ◽  
Adam Szirmai ◽  
Neil Foster-McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Manufacturing Performance ◽  
Aggregate Growth ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Robust Evidence

This chapter examines the implications of the rapid rise of the service sector in the global economy and sub-Saharan Africa. The chapter discusses the growing importance of the service sector and key issues such as service sector productivity, the contribution of the service sector to aggregate growth and productivity, and the potentially positive contributions of services to other sectors. The review touches upon key issues such as the Baumol hypothesis of a stagnant service sector. The second half of the chapter focuses on tertiarization trends in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapter finds robust evidence of relationships between development in services and manufacturing performance and evidence of strong inter-industry linkages between the service sector and manufacturing. Countries differ in terms of which specific service sectors matter for manufacturing performance. It is important for policymakers to take these trends into consideration in industrial policy design to achieve the optimal outcome from any such policy.

Intra-African investment to push service sector growth

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Service Sector ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Marked Rise ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Mining Investment ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Sub Saharan

Subject Outlook for foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa. Significance Nigerian firm Dangote Cement on August 4 announced plans to build a second cement plant in Zambia, nearly doubling its investments there to 900 million dollars. It follows a marked rise in intra-African investments during 2014, particularly in service sectors, according to the latest UN Commission on Trade and Development report. Such growth signals the advantages provided by regional networks and local market knowledge. Impacts In West Africa, French firms could increasingly partner with non-French ones in order to counter Chinese competition to win state contracts. Russian interest in supplying nuclear energy to South Africa and Nigeria will not result in actual plant construction in the medium term. Power supply woes and difficult labour relations will probably constrain mining investment in Southern Africa in the coming year. Fallout from the Petrobras scandal will probably constrain Brazilian MNCs' plans to pursue projects in Angola and Mozambique.

scholarly journals The consequences of China's impending economic crisis on global economy

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 24-41
Author(s):  
Mavhungu Abel Mafukata
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Chinese Economy ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Economic Practice ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Sub Saharan

The main objective of this paper is to predict the consequences of China's impending economic crisis on global economy – with reference to Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in particular. The specific objective of this paper is to investigate and explore the increasing dominance of economic practice of China in SSA. China is a critical principal player in the economy of SSA. China's influence and dominance of the SSA economy might have negative effect on SSA in case of any implosion of the Chinese economy. Data were collected from print and electronic sources extracted from the vast body of empirical scholarship of different disciplines on China in SSA.  The results of this paper revealed that China is indeed dominating the economy in SSA. Pointers are that China's economic implosion would have consequences for SSA in the same way as the 2008-2009 global economic recession had around the world. This  paper positively predicts that China's economic and financial implosion remains a possibility, and would impact on SSA.

Towards an Interactive E-Government System in Sub-Saharan Africa

2015 ◽  
pp. 213-228
Author(s):  
Charles Conteh ◽  
Greg Smith
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Electronic Service ◽  
Enterprise Content Management ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Sub Saharan

Governments worldwide, including those in Africa, are embracing the promises and prospects of electronic service delivery (or e-government). In particular, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are moving towards adopting system-wide Integrated Communication Technology (ICT) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems to support Electronic Government (EG) services. There are reasons to believe that Africa stands at the threshold of a new experience in this century, but there are also considerable challenges ahead. This chapter examines some of the prospects and challenges of the continent's adoption of Electronic Government. The discussion focuses on the rationale and characteristics of e-government in Africa, as well as its strengths and weaknesses, with particular reference to two countries in the region – Ghana and Kenya. The chapter concludes with a synopsis of some of the key issues as well as salient lessons to highlight the broader future challenges and prospects of e-government in Africa.

Uses of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agriculture and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blessing M. Maumbe ◽  
Julius Okello
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Low Literacy ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Sub Saharan

This paper presents a framework of the evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) applications in agriculture and rural development based on comparative experiences of South Africa and Kenya. The framework posits that full deployment of ICT in agriculture and rural development will be a culmination of several phases of changes that starts with e-government policy design, development and implementation. The paper argues that ICT use in agriculture and rural development is a powerful instrument for improving agricultural and rural development and standards of living throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. However, success in greater application of ICT in agriculture will require addressing impediments to adoption and diffusion. Such impediments include the lack of awareness, low literacy, infrastructure deficiencies (e.g. lack of electricity to charge electronic gadgets), language and cultural barriers in ICT usage, the low e-inclusivity and the need to cater for the special needs of some users. The paper reviews successful applications of ICT in agriculture and urges greater use of ICT-based interventions in agriculture as a vehicle for spurring rural development in Africa.

scholarly journals The Need for the Right Socio-Economic and Cultural Fit in the COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examining Demographic, Economic Political, Health, and Socio-Cultural Differentials in COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Renzaho
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Tax Regimes ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Political Health

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread quickly across the globe with devastating effects on the global economy as well as the regional and societies’ socio-economic fabrics and the way of life for vast populations. The nonhomogeneous continent faces local contextual complexities that require locally relevant and culturally appropriate COVID-19 interventions. This paper examines demographic, economic, political, health, and socio-cultural differentials in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. The health systems need to be strengthened through extending the health workforce by mobilizing and engaging the diaspora, and implementing the International Health Regulations (2005) core capacities. In the absence of adequate social protection and welfare programs targeting the poor during the pandemic, sub-Saharan African countries need to put in place flexible but effective policies and legislation approaches that harness and formalise the informal trade and remove supply chain barriers. This could include strengthening cross-border trade facilities such as adequate pro-poor, gender-sensitive, and streamlined cross-border customs, tax regimes, and information flow. The emphasis should be on cross-border infrastructure that not only facilitates trade through efficient border administration but can also effectively manage cross-border health threats. There is an urgent need to strengthen social protection systems to make them responsive to crises, and embed them within human rights-based approaches to better support vulnerable populations and enact health and social security benefits. The COVI-19 response needs to adhere to the well-established ‘do no harm’ principle to prevent further damage or suffering as a result of the pandemic and examined through local lenses to inform peace-building initiatives that may yield long-term gains in the post-COVID-19 recovery efforts.

scholarly journals The making of the central markets of Dakar and Kinshasa: from colonial origins to the post-colonial period

Urban History ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCE BEECKMANS ◽  
LIORA BIGON
Keyword(s):  
Colonial Period ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Planning History ◽  
Urban Identity ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Spatial Production ◽  
History Of ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Sub Saharan

ABSTRACTThis article traces the planning history of two central marketplaces in sub-Saharan Africa, in Dakar and Kinshasa, from their French and Belgian colonial origins until the post-colonial period. In the (post-)colonial city, the marketplace has always been at the centre of contemporary debates on urban identity and spatial production. Using a rich variety of sources, this article makes a contribution to a neglected area of scholarship, as comparative studies on planning histories in sub-Saharan African cities are still rare. It also touches upon some key issues such as the multiple and often intricate processes of urban agency between local and foreign actors, sanitation and segregation, the different (post-)colonial planning cultures and their limits and the role of indigenous/intermediary groups in spatial contestation and reappropriation.

scholarly journals Accommodation services for competitive tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Historical evidence from Malawi

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (38) ◽  
pp. 73-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Magombo ◽  
Christian M. Rogerson ◽  
Jayne M. Rogerson
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Historical Evidence ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Acceptable Quality ◽  
Destination Competitiveness ◽  
Competitive Prices ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractThe accommodation services sector is a vital underpinning of the competitiveness of destinations in especially emerging tourism regions of the global economy. Within the environment of Africa building the competitiveness of countries as tourism destinations is inseparable from the challenge of establishing a network of different forms of accommodation at competitive prices and internationally acceptable quality standards. This paper uses a longitudinal approach to analyse the development of the accommodation services sector in one African country - Malawi - which is scaling up its tourism industry. Using historical evidence the objective is to examine the unfolding evolution of accommodation services as a factor in enhancing tourism destination competitiveness. The chequered pathway followed in Malawi to building the country’s network of hotels and small-scale accommodation establishments is traced from the colonial period to post-independence developments. It is argued that in understanding the historical evolution of accommodation services policy re-orientations have been significant drivers of change.

Transforming the world order amid the emerging multipolarity: Evidence from the African continent

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 2180-2198
Author(s):  
A.M. Chernysheva
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Order ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sub Saharan

Subject. As the world becomes more multipolar, global leaders change their approaches to capture the areas they dominate. Currently, advocates of the Western and Eastern models clash, with the latter demonstrating a greater efficiency. Objectives. I examine the foreign trade of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, assuming that the region's countries are teetering on the edge of the Western and Eastern approaches to determining the domination area of the leading country. Methods. The study is based on the systems approach, comparative and statistical methods for reviewing exports and imports of Sub-Saharan Africa, illustrating the case of South Africa. Results. As the global economy currently develops, the multipolar world and its emergence are showed to gain momentum, with Sub-Saharan Africa actively diversifying their foreign trade. I mention the way the USA, EU, China, India and Russia influence the region and evaluate development trends in south Africa's exports and imports, setting their further development trend. Notwithstanding the noticeable impact of the USA, Sub-Saharan Africa establish regional alliances and tend to follow the course of other States, with China becoming increasingly important. Conclusions and Relevance. Transforming the world order into the multipolar format, the third-world countries should diversify their foreign trade, following multiple vectors in their economic policy, thus ensuring their own economic security and an opportunity to raise their significance regionally and internationally.

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