Beyond structural adjustment : the institutional context of African development

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Author:

Ball, Nicole.

ISBN:

9781403963161

9781403963178

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The State and African Development / Nicolas van de Walle -- 2. Financing Africa's Development: Toward a Business Plan? / Ibrahim Elbadawi and Alan Gelb -- 3. Tax Reform and Democratic Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa / Lise Rakner and Siri Golpen -- 4. African Governance and Civil Service Reforms / Dele Olowu -- 5. Forging Developmental Synergies Between States and Associations / Aili Mari Tripp -- 6. Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources: Institutional Choice and Discretionary Power Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa / Jesse C. Ribot -- 7. Foreign Aid and State Administrative Capability in Africa / Arthur A. Goldsmith -- 8. Governance and the Private Sector in Africa / Linda Cotton and Vijaya Ramachandran -- 9. Governance and Private Investment in Africa / James J. Emery -- 10. Governance in the Security Sector / Nicole Ball, J. Kayode Fayemi, Funmi Olonisakin, Martin Rupiya and Rocklyn Williams.

Subject Term:

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Geographic Term:

Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic policy.

Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960-

Added Author:

Ball, Nicole.

Van de Walle, Nicolas, 1957-

Ramachandran, Vijaya.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol041/2003048724.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol041/2003048724.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol053/2003048724.html

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Summary

As the World Bank famously put it back in 1989, 'underlying the litany of Africa's development problems is a crisis of governance.' This is a collection of authoritative essays bringing together prominent Africanists in political science and public administration to look at the role of governance in African development. The goal of the book is to move beyond the status quo debates about 'structural adjustment' and to look at all the public and civic institutions which are likely to play a critical role if Africa is to overcome its economic crisis.