African political economy : contemporary issues in development / Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hope, Kempe Ronald, Sr., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botswana--Economic conditions--1966-.

Botswana.

Economic conditions.

Botswana--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Africa.

Africa--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 230 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1997]

Contents:

Part I Development Problems and Issues

1 The Economic Crisis in Africa: An Analytical Perspective on Its Origins and Nature

2 Growth, Unemployment, and Poverty in Botswana

3 Urbanization and Urban Management in Africa

4 The Subterranean Economy in Developing Societies: The Evidence from Africa

5 The Socio-economic Context of AIDS in Africa

6 Bureaucratic Corruption in Africa: Causes and Consequences

Part II Toward Policy Reform and Change

7 Development Policy and the Poor: Toward an Alternative Policy Framework for Africa

8 Structural Adjustment Programs as Policy Reform: An Assessment of Their Objectives and Impact in the SADC Countries

9 Managing Development Policy in Botswana: Implementing Reforms for Rapid Change

10 Controlling Bureaucratic Corruption in Africa

11 Decetralization, the New Public Administration and the Changing Role of the Public Sector in Africa

12 The Challenge of Policy Reform and Change in Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-219) and index.

ISBN:

1563249413

1563249421

OCLC:

34933068