1st Edition

Multinational Corporations in West Africa Building Decentralized Partnerships

By Souleymane Doumbia Copyright 2024
220 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book investigates the relationship that Multinational Corporations form with Local Authorities and governments in West Africa. It argues that informal partnerships at the local level can provide significant socioeconomic benefits to communities and overcome shortfalls in state provision of infrastructure and collective goods and services. Drawing on in-depth case studies in Niger, Ghana... Read more

Introduction. Chapter 1- The Challenges of this Book. Chapter 2 - Territorialized investments in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chapter 3- Theoretical interpretation of the Decentralized Partnership (DePa). Chapter 4 - Three cases of Decentralized Partnerships (DePa) in West Africa. Chapter 5 - Performance of Decentralized Partnerships (DePa). Conclusion. Bibliography

Biography

Souleymane Doumbia has a PhD in economics and management and is a member associated to the LAREQUOI, Research Center of ISM-IAE Graduate School of Management–UVSQ/Paris-Saclay University (France). His work focuses on development economics. He is a capacity-building specialist.