Friday, July 17, 2009
[IWS] WEF: AFRICA COMPETITIVENESS REPORT [4 June 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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World Economic Forum (WEF)
World Bank (WB)
African Development Bank (AFDB)
AFRICA COMPETITIVENESS REPORT [4 June 2009]
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Africa%20Competitiveness%20Report%202009.pdf
[full-text, 351 pages]
Contents
Preface...................................................................................................v
by Donald Kaberuka, Klaus Schwab, and Robert Zoellick
Acknowledgments............................................................................vii
Overview..............................................................................................xi
Part 1: Selected Issues of African Competitiveness
1.1 Examining Africa's Competitiveness ....................................3
by Jennifer Blanke, World Economic Forum and
Xavier Sala-I-Martin, Columbia University
1.2 Finance in Africa: Achievements and Challenges ..........31
by Thorsten Beck, Tilburg University and CEPR and
Michael Fuchs and Marilou Uy, The World Bank
1.3 Restructuring for Competitiveness: The Financial Services Sector in Africa's Four Largest Economies.........................................................49
by Louis Kasekende and Kupukile Mlambo, African
Development Bank; Victor Murinde, University of
Birmingham; and Tianshu Zhao, University of Stirling
1.4 Benchmarking Africa's Costs and Competitiveness.......................................................................83
by Giuseppe Iarossi, The World Bank
1.5 Enhancing Trade in Africa: Lessons from the Enabling Trade Index ...........................109
by Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, World Economic Forum
and Robert Z. Lawrence, Harvard University
1.6 Enhancing Competitiveness in Four African Economies: The Case of Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, and Tunisia........................................139
by Léonce Ndikumana and Peter O. Ondiege, African
Development Bank; Patrick Plane, University of Auvergne;
and Désiré Vencatachellum, African Development Bank
Part 2: Country Profiles
2.1 Competitiveness Profiles.....................................................165
How to Read the Competitiveness Profiles.................167
List of Countries .............................................................175
Competitiveness Profiles ...............................................176
2.2 Investment Climate Profiles................................................239
How to Read the Investment Climate Profiles............241
by Giovanni Tanzillo, The World Bank
List of Countries: Investment Climate Profiles............245
Investment Climate Profiles ..........................................246
About the Authors..................................................................325
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
World Economic Forum (WEF)
World Bank (WB)
African Development Bank (AFDB)
AFRICA COMPETITIVENESS REPORT [4 June 2009]
http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Africa%20Competitiveness%20Report%202009.pdf
[full-text, 351 pages]
Contents
Preface...................................................................................................v
by Donald Kaberuka, Klaus Schwab, and Robert Zoellick
Acknowledgments............................................................................vii
Overview..............................................................................................xi
Part 1: Selected Issues of African Competitiveness
1.1 Examining Africa's Competitiveness ....................................3
by Jennifer Blanke, World Economic Forum and
Xavier Sala-I-Martin, Columbia University
1.2 Finance in Africa: Achievements and Challenges ..........31
by Thorsten Beck, Tilburg University and CEPR and
Michael Fuchs and Marilou Uy, The World Bank
1.3 Restructuring for Competitiveness: The Financial Services Sector in Africa's Four Largest Economies.........................................................49
by Louis Kasekende and Kupukile Mlambo, African
Development Bank; Victor Murinde, University of
Birmingham; and Tianshu Zhao, University of Stirling
1.4 Benchmarking Africa's Costs and Competitiveness.......................................................................83
by Giuseppe Iarossi, The World Bank
1.5 Enhancing Trade in Africa: Lessons from the Enabling Trade Index ...........................109
by Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz, World Economic Forum
and Robert Z. Lawrence, Harvard University
1.6 Enhancing Competitiveness in Four African Economies: The Case of Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, and Tunisia........................................139
by Léonce Ndikumana and Peter O. Ondiege, African
Development Bank; Patrick Plane, University of Auvergne;
and Désiré Vencatachellum, African Development Bank
Part 2: Country Profiles
2.1 Competitiveness Profiles.....................................................165
How to Read the Competitiveness Profiles.................167
List of Countries .............................................................175
Competitiveness Profiles ...............................................176
2.2 Investment Climate Profiles................................................239
How to Read the Investment Climate Profiles............241
by Giovanni Tanzillo, The World Bank
List of Countries: Investment Climate Profiles............245
Investment Climate Profiles ..........................................246
About the Authors..................................................................325
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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