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4 - Africapitalism and Corporate Governance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2018

By
Emmanuel Adegbite ,
Franklin Nakpodia ,
Konan Anderson Seny Kan  and
Olorunfemi Onakoya
Edited by
Kenneth Amaeshi ,
Adun Okupe  and
Uwafiokun Idemudia
Kenneth Amaeshi
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Adun Okupe
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Uwafiokun Idemudia
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
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Africapitalism
Rethinking the Role of Business in Africa
 , pp. 71 - 98
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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