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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE

Africa’s Global Economic Integration and National Development:

A Management Framework for Attracting FDI

Author(s): Nanda R. Shrestha, Wilbur I. Smith, Charles L. Evans

Citation: Nanda R. Shrestha, Wilbur I. Smith, Charles L. Evans, (2010) "Africa’s Global Economic Integration and National Development: A Management Framework for Attracting FDI," Journal of Management Policy and Practice, Vol. 11, Iss. 5, pp. 34 - 48

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Africa is far behind East and Southeast Asian countries in attracting FDI from multinational

corporations (MNCs). To improve their positions, most African states are now pursuing neoliberal

economic policies that focus on private sector development and export trade. In light of their chosen

economic path, this exploratory paper proposes an institutionally-driven management framework for

African states to create and promote national competitive advantages to enhance their attractiveness to

FDI. The proposed framework highlights the government’s role in managing the four critical

environmental forces—techno-economic, politico-institutional, socio-demographic, and cultural—that

drive national productivity and innovative capacity, especially in the early phases of the national push for

economic growth and development.