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Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project (A)
Segel, Arthur I; Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Diaz, Marc; Shepherd, JohnCase HBS-207017-EEconomicsKenya's Minister of Housing faces tremendous pressures in dealing with the pervasive housing troubles in his country. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and home to over 800,000 residents, yet only measures two square kilometers, roughly half the size of Manhattan's Central Park. Most homes are single-story structures and the density is 3,000 persons per hectare (compared to 43 in London, 100 in New York City, and 143 in Tokyo), making this one...Starting at €8.20
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Target of Opportunity: South Africa's Western Cape Seeks a Role in the African Oil Boom, Teaching Plan
Hausmann, Ricardo; Varley, PamelaTeaching Note HBS-KS1173-EEconomicsTeaching Note for case HKS771.Starting at €0.00
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Target of Opportunity: South Africa's Western Cape Seeks a Role in the African Oil Boom
Varley, Pamela; Hausmann, RicardoCase HBS-HKS771-EEconomicsThis strategy case describes an initiative in the Western Cape province of South Africa to capitalize on an oil boom off the western coast of Africa by cultivating an industrial "cluster" of complementary businesses with the capacity to service, repair, and build components for oil and gas drilling vessels and equipment. The first half of the case lays out the initial thinking, planning, and strategizing. It includes the motive for launching the ...Starting at €8.20