A presentation of theoretical and conceptual articles looking into successful business techniques and strategies for the African business arena. The case studies include Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Zimbabwe and focuses on banking, business, finance and investment. Index, refs, tables, 180pp, USA. HAWORTH PRESS INC, 0789020858

Identifies several solutions to address both the infrastructure and political economy constraints hampering business growth in Africa. 118pp, USA. CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT.

Provides an insightful contribution to debates on corporate governance. On a personal level, it is also a story of betrayal and intrigue which ultimately led to the author's departure from the Land Bank. notes, refs, 366pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS SOUTH AFRICA, 0141003897

2001 Paperback

A study of how businesses can become environmentally sustainable. 190pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN & ROUSSEAU, 0798142693

Addresses the role of the state in supporting the private sector in Africa and Asia. The book starts from the premise that governments have lost their previous roles of direct control and regulation, and moves on to examine their new set of roles within a free market. This study concentrates on examining these new roles and whether or not the agencies charged with the task have the capacities to deal with these new expectations. BNS, 240pp, UK. PALGRAVE/MACMILLAN, 0333736214

The dominant developmental approach in Africa over the last twenty years has been to advocate the role of markets and the private sector in restoring economic growth. Recent thinking has also stressed the need for 'ownership' of economic reform by the populations of developing countries, particularly the business community. This book studies the business-government interactions of four African countries: Ghana, Zambia, South Africa and Mauritius. Employing a historical institutionalist approach, Antoinette Handley considers why and how business in South Africa and Mauritius has developed the capacity to constructively contest the making of economic policy while, conversely, business in Zambia and Ghana has struggled to develop any autonomous political capacity. Index, bib, 292pp, UK. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

The authors uncover the unexpected factors that they are certain will determine the success of selling just about any product or service to established or developing African nations. BNS, USA. QUORUM PRESS, 156720399X

Textbook providing a topical analysis of the ethical dimensions of conducting business in a global political economy, introducing a common set of normative terms and analytical tools for examining and discussing issues including: international production, sweatshops, export of hazardous products, testing and pricing of HIV/AIDS drugs, advertising tobacco, alcoholic beverages and infant formulae, bribery, religious and social discrimination, environmental issues including oil spills, rain forest preservation, global warming and genetically modified foods. Index, notes, 269pp, USA. ROUTLEDGE.

Lonrho Sugar Corporation, one of Africa's most successful sugar companies, was the creation of one man, René Leclézio, Lonrho's "Gallic Thunderbolt". From its beginning in Malawi in 1965 he made it an international force in the sugar world by the time he retired in 1994. No less important, especially in the whirlwind years of 1967 and 1968, was the support of Tiny Rowland, Chief Executive of Lonrho. His close ties with many African Heads of State opened the door to numerous successful sugar projects for this dynamic duo. Lonrho Sugar was that rarest of animals, a multinational operating exclusively in Africa which always made profits; survived floods, droughts and coups and established a reputation for long term commitment to the communities in which it worked. This book is a collection of reminiscences of the people who were close to René Leclézio and the story of the group he created, told by the men and women who were there. 70 photos, 300pp, SOUTH AFRICA.

Brief introduction to labour practises and trade union activity in this key industry. B/w illus, 26pp, NAMIBIA. AFRICAN LABOUR RESEARCH NETWORK.

Analysis of the current state and prospects for African industrial capabilities in relation to that of other developing regions. It provides recent figures on industrial competitiveness indicators for a large number of developing countries (especially African countries). It develops new tools of comparison in terms of technological and industrial performance allowing the detection of outliers and similarities of performance across regions and countries. 192pp, UK. ITDG PUBLISHING.

Provides an overview on the state and nature of industrial relations across Africa, encompassing theoretical and comparative perspectives, and country studies from North, West, East and Southern Africa. It provides insights into the origins of specific national traditions and practices, current issues, and continent-wide trends. To date there have been few studies on the theory and practice of industrial relations in Africa with a continent-wide scope: this study fills an important gap in the literature. 264pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

Arising from a research project, this volume explores the influences on management in Africa and provides a valuable empirical base for extending knowledge of management and change across the continent. Includes the results of management surveys across fifteen sub Saharan countries, and of organisational surveys taken across a range of sectors in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Cameroon. Index, refs, charts, xv, 298pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Contributors to the volume, which is the first in a book series from African Journal of Business and Economic Research (AJBER), a peer-reviewed, triennial publication, discuss various management issues in sub-Saharan Africa such as employee motivation, job satisfaction, compensation, organizational commitment, ethics, social responsibility and export management and the interplay between these and the effective management of an organizations resources. They argue that effective management of organizational resources whether in the public or private sector - promotes efficiency, which in turn enhances the organizations ability to com-pete. Index, tables, diags, 254pp, UK. ADONIS & ABBEY.

Based on case studies launched by the United Nation's Economic Commission for Africa in South Africa, Kenya, and Senegal, this informative record explores the banking revolution brought about by mobile phones in Africa. A well-researched and unique account, this study assesses a variety of aspects of m-commerce, including the status of the infrastructures and services, the state of the mobile services market, and the collaboration arrangements between the mobile-operators, financial institutions, and content and applications developers. In addition, this report formulates necessary policies to help move developments forward and argues that Africa is well placed for exploring and exploiting the new opportunities presented by m-commerce. 130pp, NETHERLANDS. INTERNATIONAL BOOKS.

The papers in this book describe the strategies of negotiation and renegotiation between micro entrepreneurs and their labourers, between the women entrepreneurs and their costumers and suppliers, and not least their husbands and families, and between the rural micro enterprises and the new, more liberalised rural economy. Map, tables, index, viii, 353pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 0865439648

Examines critically the theory and practice of human resource management in Africa and engages some of the contemporary debates in this field. Bib, notes, tables, 209pp, UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS.

An analysis of the rich experience of South Africa and Uganda in their quest for universal access, with particular emphasis on the role of shared access centres (public telephones, cybercafes, telecentres, business centres, etc.) and the factors that affect their performance. Based on a review of national policy and implementation strategies, case studies of community ICT-access centres, and an analysis of the links between national strategies and on-the-ground experiences from 1996 through 2003. Over 50 ICT-access centres, from both rural and urban settings, were reviewed. Index, bib, tables, charts, 168pp, UK. ITDG PUBLISHING.

Examines the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical introduction and case studies (Senegal, Niger, Ghana, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe) argue that unions were often the most important single social force in the democratization process. Index, 296pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

Examines the political role of trade unions in seven African countries (Nigeria, South Africa, Namibia, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal and Zimbabwe) and the various ways in which they seek to influence political parties and the state. It provides a finely tuned critique of the impact achieved by different strategies, within the context of both the unique forces shaping them and the looming shadow of the new global economy. 224pp, SOUTH AFRICA. HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL.

Can democracy only survive if it is participatory? Is participatory democracy a prerequisite for sustainable development? Are trade unions the most appropriate body through which such aims can be implemented? These critical questions are tackled here as they impact on African nations, including Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Sets the background of the research and the underlying theory, before presenting the learning experiences within different countries and the broad implications of the research findings for policy making on democratic participation. 346pp, UK. ASHGATE.

Vivid personal history of an international business career, through the twists and turns of doing business with African states and leaders in the turbulent 1970s and later. Argues how the old Africa of corruption, despotism and nepotism is being replaced by a new Africa in which a rising generation of business leaders is emerging - with practical technical and professional skills and free from the post-colonial mentality. 320pp, UK. I B TAURIS.