Beyond structural adjustment : the institutional context of African development / edited by Nicolas van de Walle, Nicole Ball, and Vijaya Ramachandram.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Van de Walle, Nicolas, 1957-2024

Ball, Nicole.

Ramachandran, Vijaya.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Structural adjustment (Economic policy).

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic policy.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Economic policy.

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

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

vi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Palgrave Macmillan edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

The book starts with the premise that Africa's economic renewal will require moving beyond the narrow bounds of structural adjustment reform and promoting the greater effectiveness of the region's public institutions. Economic reform will not be successful unless the central states in the region develop more productive relationships with the other institutions that inevitably condition economic relations and the context in which development takes place. This institutional debate is particularly important because the recent democratization of African public life has resulted in a rapidly evolving institutional landscape, with the emergence of significant new actors. Each of the chapters in this book examines these relationships and attempts to define the appropriate developmental role of the different institutions that can play a prominent role in Africa's economic future.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The State and African Development / Nicolas van de Walle 1

2. Financing Africa's Development: Toward a Business Plan? / Ibrahim Elbadawi, Alan Gelb 35

3. Tax Reform and Democratic Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa / Lise Rakner, Siri Golpen 77

4. African Governance and Civil Service Reforms / Dele Olowu 101

5. Forging Developmental Synergies Between States and Associations / Aili Mari Tripp 131

6. Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources: Institutional Choice and Discretionary Power Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa / Jesse C. Ribot 159

7. Foreign Aid and State Administrative Capability in Africa / Arthur A. Goldsmith 183

8. Governance and the Private Sector in Africa / Linda Cotton, Vijaya Ramachandran 213

9. Governance and Private Investment in Africa / James J. Emery 241

10. Governance in the Security Sector / Nicole Ball, J. Kayode Fayemi, Funmi Olonisakin, Martin Rupiya, Rocklyn Williams 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403963169

1403963177

OCLC:

51978089