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

Format:

Book

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--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Privatization.

Economic assistance--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Economic assistance.

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

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2003.

Summary:

There is not a single African country that did not attempt public sector reform during the 1990s. Governments no longer see themselves as sole suppliers of social services, frequently opting for partnerships with the private sector. Efficiency and choice have entered the language of the planning and implementation units of Africa's line ministries, while privatization is no longer the controversial subject it was a decade ago. There have also been moves toward more open and democratic governments. Reforming Africa's Institutions looks at the extent to which public sector reforms undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years have enhanced institutional capacities across the breadth of government, and to what extent the reforms have been internalized and defended by governments. The book also reviews the impact of reforms on different African economies and questions whether "ownership" can be attained when countries continue to be heavily dependent on external support.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Figures

Tables

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I The political economy of reform ownership

1 Governance and policy in Africa: Recent experiences

2 Owning economic reforms: A comparative study of Ghana and Tanzania

3 Do donors matter for institutional reform in Africa?

4 Zambian policy making and the donor community in the 1990s

Part II Incentive structures and performance in the public service

5 Economic and institutional reforms in French- speaking West Africa: Impact on ef ciency and growth

6 Reform of the Malawian public sector: Incentives, governance and accountability

7 Incentive structure and efficiency in the Kenyan civil service

8 Incentive structure, civil service efficiency and the hidden economy in Nigeria

9 The Mozambican civil service: Incentives, reforms and performance

Part III Developing institutional capabilities

10 Privatization in sub- Saharan Africa: On factors affecting implementation

11 Decentralization, local bureaucracies and service delivery in Uganda

12 Institutional development in Africa: The case of insolvency law

13 Non- formal institutions, informal economies and the politics of inclusion

14 The relevance of the Nordic model for African development

Concluding remarks

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611253264

0-585-48553-4

1-281-25326-X

92-808-7043-2

OCLC:

927459623