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1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2018

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
, pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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