The road oft traveled : development policies and majority state ownership of industry in Africa / John James Quinn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, John James, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government ownership.

Africa--Economic policy.

Africa.

Economic policy.

Africa--Economic conditions--1960-.

Economic conditions.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Politics and government.

Government ownership--Africa.

Physical Description:

xix, 235 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

Part 1 Structure of the Argument, Theoretical and Statistical Arguments

1 Introduction and Background to the Argument 7

2 The Impact of State Ownership of Resources on Inward-Oriented Development Policies 15

Part 2 State Ownership and Development Policies: Four Matched Pairs

3 Case Studies in Development Policies: Zambia and Kenya 63

4 Case Studies in Development Policies: Nigeria and Zimbabwe 79

5 Case Studies in Development Policies: Zaire and Botswana 99

6 Case Studies in Development Policies: Congo and Cote d'Ivoire 115

7 Case Studies in Development Policies: Conclusions 133

Part 3 Implications for Income

8 Majority State Ownership, Inward-Oriented Policies, and Per Capita GDP: A Pooled Cross-Section/Time-Series Analysis 139

Part 4 Implications for the Economic and Political Institutions of Sub-Saharan Africa and Conclusions

9 Likelihood of Implementing Economic Reforms: A Decision Model 163

Appendix I Choice of Countries 198

Appendix II Calculated Variables 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-227) and index.

ISBN:

0275975592

OCLC:

47521286