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2 - Africapitalism: A Management Idea for Business in Africa?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2018

By
Kenneth Amaeshi  and
Uwafiokun Idemudia
Edited by
Kenneth Amaeshi ,
Adun Okupe  and
Uwafiokun Idemudia
Kenneth Amaeshi
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Adun Okupe
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Uwafiokun Idemudia
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
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Africapitalism
Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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