03361nam a22004815i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001200172072001600184072002300200072001500223100008200238245013900320250001800459264007900477300004300556336002600599337002600625338003600651347002400687505059800711520102401309650003402333650004002367650003302407650003402440650003002474650002802504700008702532710003402619773002602653776003602679776003602715776003602751856004602787912001402833912001502847999001702862978-3-031-69103-4DE-He21320251030113241.0cr nn 008mamaa241023s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316910349978-3-031-69103-47 a10.1007/978-3-031-69103-42doi 4aHD72-88 7aKCM2bicssc 7aBUS0680002bisacsh 7aKCM2thema1 aMugano, Gift.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98646010aSMEs Perspective in Africah[electronic resource] :bCreating Sustainable and Resilient Economies /cby Gift Mugano, Nirmala Dorasamy.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXIX, 233 p. 2 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 a1. 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.  aThis 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. 0aDevelopment economics.961731 0aAfricaxEconomic conditions.970538 0aEconomic development.95807514aDevelopment Economics.96173124aAfrican Economics.97054024aEconomic Growth.9583471 aDorasamy, Nirmala.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut9864612 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303169102708iPrinted edition:z978303169104108iPrinted edition:z978303169105840uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69103-4  aZDB-2-ECF  aZDB-2-SXEF  c64415d64415