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Can IT Services Drive Economic Growth: A Linkage Analysis of the 'Pre-Industrial' Production Context in Nigeria (2022)
Thesis
Babalola, O. Can IT Services Drive Economic Growth: A Linkage Analysis of the 'Pre-Industrial' Production Context in Nigeria. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Several countries are pursuing a service-led structural transformation process inadvertently or by design. This thesis examines the process of structural change in a specific class of developing countries, termed ‘pre-industrial’. It investigates whe... Read More about Can IT Services Drive Economic Growth: A Linkage Analysis of the 'Pre-Industrial' Production Context in Nigeria.

Manufacturing Competitiveness in Times of China: Evidence from South Africa (2021)
Thesis
Torreggiani, S. Manufacturing Competitiveness in Times of China: Evidence from South Africa. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The main objective of this thesis is to shed new light on the effects of the dramatic increase in China’s export and production capacity on the competitiveness of the South African manufacturing sector. The analysis focuses on the post-apartheid peri... Read More about Manufacturing Competitiveness in Times of China: Evidence from South Africa.