Africa's Cities: Opening Doors to the World (English Edition) by Somik Vinay Lall
English | Feb. 9, 2017 | ISBN: 1464810443 | 165 Pages | PDF | 16 MB
Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing rapid population growth. Yet their economic growth has not kept pace. Why? One factor might be low capital investment, due in part to Africa’s relative poverty: Other regions have reached similar stages of urbanization at higher per capita GDP. This study, however, identifies a deeper reason: African cities are closed to the world. Compared with other developing cities, cities in Africa produce few goods and services for trade on regional and international markets