Green Development and Finance in a Globalized Africa

“A timely and thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the green economy ecosystem of Africa.” —Denis Degterev, Principal Research Fellow, Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Professor at MGIMO University, Russia.

“This book explores how African countries can leverage green finance, sustainable policies, and technological innovation to advance a resilient and sustainable growth.” — Li Xing, Distinguished Professor, Guandong Institute for International Strategies, China, Adjunct Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark.

“The volume combines rigorous empirical analyses, including econometric methods, of the complex interactions between variables reflecting policies, finance, value chain dynamics and development.” —Philippe De Lombaerde, Director, United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies, Belgium.

This edited volume explores green development and financing in a post-pandemic globalized Africa. It offers a theoretical and empirical investigation of green development and finance and analyzes their implications for critical issues in governance, domestic resource mobilization and resource exploration, climate change, the green economy, the influence of foreign aid and foreign direct investment, and the financing of SMEs and related industrial initiatives. This interdisciplinary book is structured around four primary themes: contemporary African development policy and global partnership initiatives; technology and domestic resource mobilization; green economy, agricultural, industrial and service dimensions; and the future trajectory of green development, drawing on proven cases and illustrations from both the Global North and South regarding green development and finance.

Vanessa T. Tang is Senior Lecturer in International Economics and policy development consultant at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Kobena T. Hanson is Founder and CEO of Innovative Insights Group based in Accra, Ghana.

Korbla P. Puplampu is Professor of Sociology at Grant MacEwan University, Canada.

Peter Arthur is Professor of Political Science and International Development at Dalhousie University, Canada.