Supporting Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa - Volume I

​Elena G. Popkova is Leading Researcher at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, and the President of the Institute of Scientific Communications, Russia. She has guest edited for a number of international journals and remains on the editorial board for several more journals.Bruno S. Sergi is Instructor of the Economics of Emerging Markets and the Political Economy of Russia and China at Harvard University, USA. He is also an Associate of the Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and teaches Political Economy and International Finance at the University of Messina. Sergi is the Series Editor of Cambridge Elements in the Economics of Emerging Markets, the Series Editor of Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth, and an Associate Editor of The American Economist. Lubinda Haabazoka isDirector at the University of Zambia’s Graduate School of Business and President of the Economics Association of Zambia, Zambia. He served as Head of the Accounting and Finance Department at the Copperbelt University in Zambia from 2012 to 2016. Julia V. Ragulina is Head of the Chair of Compliance and Controlling at RUDN University, Russia. She is the author of more than 200 publications, including monographs on state control and audit, state and municipal management, and economics of municipal entities.

• Part I Sustainability in Infrastructure Development.- Chapter 1. Resilient Off-Grid Solar PV Power Supply for Rural Communities.- Chapter 2. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Kenya.- Chapter 3. Engineering Skills Development Through Mega Construction Projects (MCPs).- Chapter 4. A Conceptual Review of Factors Influencing Succession in Small- and Medium-Sized Construction Firms in Nigeria.- Chapter 5. Constitutional Bases of Social Rights in South African States and Their Compliance with Generally Accepted International Standards.- Chapter 6. Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 7.International Commercial Arbitration in African Countries: Development Prospects.- Chapter 8. Recognition, Enforcement and Challenges of Decisions of the General Court of Justice and Arbitration of the Organization for the Harmonization of Commercial Law in Africa (OHADA).- Chapter 9. Role of the Basel and Bamako Conventions in the Fight Against Wastes in Africa.- Chapter 10. The Impact of Colonial Heritage and Other Factors on Evolution of Legal Regulation of Civil Justice, Arbitrage and Mediation in the West African States Included in the ECOWAS.- Chapter 11. The Nature of Customary (Traditional) Law and Customary Courts in ECOWAS Countries.- Chapter 12. The Role of Agriculture in African Countries as a Direction of Economy Diversification.- Part II Infrastructure Project Delivery Systems.- Chapter 13. Assessing the Utility of the Retention Bond as an Alternative to Cash Retention for Small-Scale Contractors in Zambia.- Chapter 14. Issues of Corruption in Construction Projects and Infrastructure Development in Nigeria: An Empirical Approach.- Chapter 15. Root Causes of Delays in Ghanaian Public Sector Competitive Tendering Process.- Chapter 16. Perceived Unethical Engineering in Road Construction inZambia.- Chapter 17. Retrospective Analysis of Failure Causes of Small-Scale Contractors’ Business in Zambia: Contractors’ Perspective.-Chapter 18. A Skills Measurement Framework for the Construction Industry: A Case of Lusaka Province.- Chapter 19. Suitable Infrastructure Projects for Public Private Partnerships in Zambia.- Chapter 20. Analysis of the Factors Influencing Residential Housing Consumers’ Location Preferences in Uyo.- Chapter 21. Effectiveness of Waste Management Control Systems in Bloemfontein.- Chapter 22. Exploring the Impact of SMME Participation in Township Development Projects.- Chapter 23. Indicators of Management Capability in Small and Medium-Sized Construction Organisations: A Literature Review.- Chapter 24. Marketing Tools of Implementing the National Oncological Projects in Developing Countries Within the Scenario of Digital Medicine Development.- Chapter 25. Developing Countries on the Path of Implementing the National Oncological Projects: Market Barriers and Marketing Tools for Overcoming Them.- Chapter 26. Modern Africa on the Path of Sustainable Development: A View into the Future.