In the shadow of good governance : an ethnography of civil service reform in Africa / by Gerhard Anders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anders, Gerhard.

Series:

Afrika-Studiecentrum series ; v. 16.

Afrika-Studiecentrum series, 1570-9310 ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Malawi.

Civil service.

Civil service reform--Malawi.

Civil service reform.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the Shadow of Good Governance traces the implementation of the good governance agenda in Malawi from the loan documents signed by the representatives of the government and the Bretton Woods institutions to the individual experiences of civil servants who responded in unforeseen ways to the reform measures. Ethnographic evidence gathered in government offices, neighbourhoods and the private homes of civil servants living in Malawi’s urban and peri-urban areas undermines the common perception of a disconnect between state institutions and society in Africa. Instead, the book presents a comprehensive analysis of civil servants’ attempts to negotiate the effects of civil service reform and economic crisis at the turn of the 21st century.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / G. Anders

1. Introduction: Unpacking Good Governance / G. Anders

2. Historical Background / G. Anders

3. Constructing Country Ownership / G. Anders

4. The Implementation Process / G. Anders

5. Eroding Salaries And Doing Business / G. Anders

6. “Distance Saves Me” / G. Anders

7. The Democratisation Of Appropriation / G. Anders

8. Conclusions: The State In Society / G. Anders

References / G. Anders

Index / G. Anders.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-95125-4

9786612951251

90-474-4412-4

OCLC:

695982120

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004179820.i-168 DOI