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The Economics and Political Economy of African Air Transport book cover

1st Edition

The Economics and Political Economy of African Air Transport

Edited By Kenneth Button, Gianmaria Martini, Davide Scotti Copyright 2018
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Africa is the smallest of the ‘regional’ aviation markets but one that Boeing and others expect to expand over the medium term. Developments on the continent that require the creation of robust and efficient air transport include growth in tourism, the export of ‘exotics’, and the emergence of modern manufacturing and high-tech industries. Africa’s regional aviation markets generally lack good... Read more

Preface



Authors



List of Tables



List of Figures



1. Introduction (Kenneth Button, Gianmaria Martini, Davide Scotti,)



2. The Development of African Air Transport (Berendien Lubbe and Svetlana Shornikova)



3. The African Airline Network (Davide Scotti, Gianmaria Martini, Stefano Leidi and Kenneth Button )



4. The Development of Air Service Agreements in Africa (David Warnock-Smith and Eric Tchouamou Njoya)



5. Persian Gulf and Turkish Airlines in Africa (Gordon Pirie)



6. The Emergence of Low Cost Airlines in Africa (Rui Nieva and Charles Schlumberger)



7. The Business Models of African Airlines (Stephan Heinz and John F. O’Connell)



8. Pan-African Strategic Alliance, Global Competition: A Case Study of Air Afrique (Joseph Amankwah-Amoah)



Index

Biography

Kenneth Button is a University Professor of Public Policy at the George Mason School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, USA, and a world-renowned expert on transportation policy. He has published, or has in press, some 80 books and over 400 academic papers in the field of transport economics, transport planning, environmental analysis and industrial organization.



Gianmaria Martini is Professor of Economics at the University of Bergamo, Italy, and Head of the Department of Economics and Technology Management. His recent research focuses on methods to estimate technical and economic efficiency in the air transportation and healthcare sectors, published in international journals and presented at many international conferences.



Davide Scotti is a Research Fellow at the University of Bergamo, Italy, with a focus on technical efficiency and productivity studies regarding airport activities.

'This book is most welcome for many reasons. It comprehensively examines a rarely analysed region, covering the policy background to African aviation, explores the airlines and their networks, and assesses the infrastructure, labour market and efficiency problems they face.' — Peter Forsyth, Monash University and Southern Cross University

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