03566nam a22005295i 4500 978-3-031-69103-4 DE-He213 20251030113241.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241023s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031691034 978-3-031-69103-4 10.1007/978-3-031-69103-4 doi HD72-88 KCM bicssc BUS068000 bisacsh KCM thema Mugano, Gift. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 86460 SMEs Perspective in Africa [electronic resource] : Creating Sustainable and Resilient Economies / by Gift Mugano, Nirmala Dorasamy. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIX, 233 p. 2 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Introduction -- 2. SMEs and Economic Development: Global and African Perspectives -- 3. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Poverty Reduction in Africa -- 4. Small and Medium Enterprises and Job creation -- 5. Digital Technologies for SMEs and Job Creation in Africa -- 6. Access to Finance and SMEs Growth -- 7. Markets and SMEs Growth -- 8. Business Environment and SMEs Performance -- 9. Performance of SMEs Exports in Africa: Challenges and Remedies -- 10. SMEs Tax Compliance in Africa -- 11. Challenges of Information Infrastructure for SMEs -- 12. Conclusion and Recommendations. This book examines the important role played by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth in Africa. It highlights how SMEs have become central to the global economy and are vital in creating employment, reducing poverty, and ensuring economic development. The potential for SMEs to positively impact Africa and maximise the continent’s rich natural resources are outlined in relation to the creation of sustainable and resilience economies. The benefits of digital technologies, the need for easier access to finance, and the creation of operational business spaces are also discussed. This book offers a practical framework for the development of SMEs and the reduction of inequality in Africa. It will be relevant to researchers and policymakers interested in development and African economics. Gift Mugano is Associate Professor of Economics at the Durban University of Technology. Nirmala Dorasamy is Professor of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology. Development economics. 61731 Africa Economic conditions. 70538 Economic development. 58075 Development Economics. 61731 African Economics. 70540 Economic Growth. 58347 Dorasamy, Nirmala. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 86461 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031691027 Printed edition: 9783031691041 Printed edition: 9783031691058 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69103-4 ZDB-2-ECF ZDB-2-SXEF 64415 64415