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Attempts at identifying the foundations of urban economic activity over the last quarter of a century of economic decline in Sub-Saharan African could be likened to early explorers’ efforts to trace the source of the Nile. The voluminous flow of one of the world’s major rivers through hundreds of kilometres of desert sands was perplexing and begged the question of its locational source. Similarly, one may wonder how Africa’s large cities have provided economic livelihoods and shelter to growing populations during the continent’s protracted economic crises.
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Bryceson, D.F. (2006). African Urban Economies: Searching for Sources of Sustainability. In: Bryceson, D.F., Potts, D. (eds) African Urban Economies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230523012_2
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