The papers selected for this ebook were presented at the 2007 annual conference of the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD). The vision of IAABD is to create an avenue for discussing, analyzing, and advancing solutions to the challenges facing development of African business—through business and management research, functional education and training, and information dissemination. It is hoped that the papers offered here would proffer solutions to various economic challenges facing Africa at this time.