Presents a comprehensive study of the history of African businessOffers innovative primary research with material never published beforeCovers a broad historical perspective, from the earliest exchange networks to the globalization of African business

Presents a comprehensive study of the history of African business Offers innovative primary research with material never published before Covers a broad historical perspective, from the earliest exchange networks to the globalization of African business

Autorentext
Grietjie Verhoef is Professor in Economic and Business History in the Department of Accountancy at the University of Johannesburg. She holds a D Litt et Phil in the history of banking and has contributed chapters to 14 book and published more than 56 peer reviewed articles. Her area of focus is Business History in Africa and South Africa.

Inhalt
Africa and Africas.- Networks of Exchange.- Business in New Markets Under New Masters.- Business in Independent Africa.- Enter the Market: African Entrepreneurial Rebirth After 1980.- Into the Global.- Conclusion: The Beginning of African Business History.