Reforming Africa's institutions : ownership, incentives, and capabilities / edited by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Steve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Civil service reform--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Civil service reform.

Democratization--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Democratization.

Privatization.

Management.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Politics and government.

Privatization--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Economic assistance--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Economic assistance.

Physical Description:

xix, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, [2003]

Summary:

This publication evaluates the institutional record on conflict prevention, identifies current trends in conflict prevention practice, and makes recommendations on improving organizational capacity. The first part of the book addresses the question: What is successful conflict prevention? The second part reflects on how existing mechanisms and instruments for conflict prevention can be properly evaluated and improved, focusing on institutions at the forefront of conflict prevention policy such as EU, the OSCE and NATO. The contributors to this book are a diverse group of individuals involved in conflict prevention activities including, scholars from developed and developing countries, and practitioners with insights on the work of regional organizations and the United Nations.

Contents:

Part I The political economy of reform ownership

1 Governance and policy in Africa: Recent experiences / Abdalla Hamdok 15

2 Owning economic reforms: A comparative study of Ghana and Tanzania / Yvonne M. Tsikata 30

3 Do donors matter for institutional reform in Africa? / Tony Addison 54

4 Zambian policy making and the donor community in the 1990s / Hendrik van der Heijden 77

Part II Incentive structures and performance in the public service

5 Economic and institutional reforms in French-speaking West Africa: Impact on efficiency and growth / Anders Danielson 105

6 Reform of the Malawian public sector: Incentives, governance and accountability / Dick Durevall 127

7 Incentive structure and efficiency in the Kenyan civil service / Damiano Kulundu Manda 149

8 Incentive structure, civil service efficiency and the hidden economy in Nigeria / Mohammed Salisu 170

9 The Mozambican civil service: Incentives, reforms and performance / Jose A. Sulemane, Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa 199

Part III Developing institutional capabilities

10 Privatization in sub-Saharan Africa: On factors affecting implementation / Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa 227

11 Decentralization, local bureaucracies and service delivery in Uganda / Moses L. Golola 254

12 Institutional development in Africa: The case of insolvency law / Clas Wihlborg 277

13 Non-formal institutions, informal economies and the politics of inclusion / Aili Mari Tripp 301

14 The relevance of the Nordic model for African development / Arne Bigsten 322.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9280810820

OCLC:

50959052