Industrial Clusters and Innovation Systems in Africa: Institutions, Markets and Policy by Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Dorothy McCormick (Editor)

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Industrial clusters are an increasingly important form of industrial organization in Africa and this book is the first to analyse their role and impact in various sectors and levels of economic development in Africa. This book improves our understanding of how industrial clusters in Africa can be transformed into local systems of innovation and how these clusters can be better connected to global actors. The authors draw out implications for policy and practice and provide guidance to governments, private sector associations and non-governmental organizations. They show that policies must be specifically designed for local realities, and that any theoretical framework for analysing innovation in clusters needs to closely reflect the role of policy, the State, types of institutions and the nature and distribution of power.

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