Overview
- Discusses potential implications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in post-independence Africa
- Provides country-specific case studies
- Includes discussion of post-COVID challenges
Part of the book series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development (AAESPD)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Background to the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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Smart Technologies in Financial Matters
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Smart Technologies in Governance
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Agriculture, Goods Access, Utilisation, and Distribution
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About this book
This edited volume, the third in a three-volume set, discusses implications of The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Africa. By rebuilding natural ecosystems, linking billions to digital networks, and better managing assets, the world may be able to undo the damage done by the industrial revolutions. There are, however, significant concerns that institutions will not be able to adapt, that governments will not adopt and regulate new technologies to reap their benefits, that power shifts will result in serious new security threats, that inequality will increase, and that societies will break apart. Written by an international panel of experts, analyzes the potential of smart technology across sectors and industries in Africa to bring about long-term, sustainable growth.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
David Mhlanga is a Senior Researcher at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He received his PhD in economics from North-West University (South Africa). Dr. Mhlanga conducts research in the fields of development economics, education economics, economics of artificial intelligence, health economics, and Industry 4.0.
Emmanuel Ndhlovu is a peasant scholar-activist, and a lifelong student of development educated at the universities of Zimbabwe and South Africa. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of South Africa. He conducts research on land reform, political economy, peasant livelihoods, migration, food sovereignty, and on development. Emmanuel is currently with the Vaal University of Technology, South Africa, as a postdoctoral researcher.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Development Implications of Smart Technologies in Africa
Editors: David Mhlanga, Emmanuel Ndhlovu
Series Title: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28686-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-28685-8Published: 12 July 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-28688-9Due: 12 August 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-28686-5Published: 11 July 2023
Series ISSN: 2198-7262
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7270
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 389
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Economics, Development Studies, African Politics