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Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa

A Quintuple Helix Model

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Constant D. Beugré

    1. Delaware State University, Dover, USA

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  • Explores the potential of entrepreneurship as solution to Africa’s stunted economic development
  • Presents a Quintuple Helix Model of entrepreneurial ecosystems development
  • A valuable guideline for forward-thinking policymakers

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa (PSEA)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Constant D. Beugré
    Pages 1-5

  3. The Business Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Constant D. Beugré
    Pages 7-18

  4. The Need for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Constant D. Beugré
    Pages 19-34

  5. Role of Government

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    Pages 35-46

  6. Role of Institutions of Higher Education

    • Constant D. Beugré
    Pages 47-59

  7. Role of the Private Sector

    • Constant D. Beugré
    Pages 61-68

  8. Role of Citizens

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    Pages 69-80

  9. Role of International Organizations

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    Pages 81-89

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 91-92

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 93-108
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About this book

Africa suffers from two main diseases: poor management and a lack of vibrant entrepreneurial activity. The continent has the raw materials, the people, and the potential to be developed, and yet there remain barriers that prevent it from bettering itself. 


To promote entrepreneurship as an engine of economic development and growth, the author has developed a Quintuple Helix Model which advocates mutual cooperation and information sharing among the five helices and provides valuable guidelines to policymakers on how to build entrepreneurship ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa. It goes on to examine the roles that government, donors, and public and private sectors play and how Africans themselves might take the development of entrepreneurial societies into their own hands. 


The book includes seven chapters that emphasize the key role that each of the five components could play in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Entrepreneurship scholars, policy makers, and national and local governments of sub-Saharan Africa will value this insight as they strive to create a more favorable landscape for their citizenry.







Authors and Affiliations

  • Delaware State University, Dover, USA

    Constant D. Beugré

About the author

Constant D. Beugré is Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at Delaware State University, USA.

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