The five most competitive African countries as a benchmark for other African nations

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DECLARATION OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

ILLUSTRATION INDEX

TABULATIONS INDEX

ABBREVIATION INDEX

1. SELECTING THE FIVE MOST COMPETITIVE COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

2. INTRODUCTION TO THE COUNTRIES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 A COUNTRY PROFILE ON EGYPT
2.2 A COUNTRY PROFILE ON BOTSWANA
2.3 A COUNTRY PROFILE ON MAURITIUS
2.4 A COUNTRY PROFILE ON NAMIBIA
2.5 A COUNTRY PROFILE ON SOUTH AFRICA

3. ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE FIVE AFRICAN NATIONS
3.1 DEFINITION OF COMPETITIVENESS
3.2 COMPETITIVENESS OF BOTSWANA
3.2.1 South African customs union
3.2.2 Agriculture
3.2.3 AIDS and their influence on the human capital
3.2.5 Sector
3.2.6 Tourism
3.2.7 Future prospects
3.3 COMPETITIVENESS OF SOUTH AFRICA
3.3.2 Primary Sector
3.3.3 Secondary Sector
3.3.5 Visions of the future
3.3.6 Infrastructure
3.3.7 Soccer world championship 2010 in South Africa
3.4 THE COMPETITIVENESS OF EGYPT
3.4.1 Agriculture
3.4.2 Industry (The industrial policy)
3.4.3 Energy
3.4.4 Transport
3.4.5 Trade (Foreign Trade)
3.5 THE COMPETITIVENESS OF NAMIBIA
3.5.1 Primary Sector
2.6 THE COMPETITIVENESS OF MAURITIUS
3.6.1 Financial Services

4. BENCHMARKING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE FIVE SELECTED NATIONS
4.1 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
4.1.1 Public Finance
4.1.2 Institutional Framework
4.1.2.1 The Cost of Capital
4.1.2.2The country credit rating
4.1.3 Openness
4.2 BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
4.2.1 PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY
4.3 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
4.3.1 Domestic Economy
4.3.2 International Trade
4.4 BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
4.4.1 Technological Infrastructure
4.4.4 Scientific Infrastructure
4.4.5 Health
4.4.6 Education

5. THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHAIN AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

LIST OF LITERATURE

LIST OF ELECTRONIC LITERATURE

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