Routledge handbook of public policy in Africa / edited by Gedion Onyango.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Onyango, Gedion, editor, author.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning--Africa.

Political planning.

Policy sciences--Africa.

Policy sciences.

Politics and government.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2022.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Gedion Onyango is a University Lecturer of Public Policy and Administration at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Summary:

"This handbook provides an authoritative and foundational disciplinary overview of African Public Policy and a comprehensive examination of the practicalities of policy analysis, policymaking processes, implementation and administration in Africa today. The book assembles a multidisciplinary team of distinguished and upcoming Africanist scholars, practitioners, researchers and policy experts working inside and outside Africa to analyse the historical and emerging policy issues in 21st-century Africa. While mostly attentive to comparative public policy in Africa, this book attempts to address some of the following pertinent questions: How can public policy be understood and taught in Africa? How does policymaking occur in unstable political contexts, or in states under pressure? Has the democratisation of governing systems improved policy processes in Africa? How have recent transformations, such as technological proliferation in Africa, impacted public policy processes? What are the underlying challenges and potential policy paths for Africa going forward? The contributions examine an interplay of prevailing institutional, political, structural challenges and opportunities for policy effectiveness to discern striking commonalities and trajectories across different African states. This is a valuable resource for practitioners, politicians, researchers, university students, and academics interested in studying and understanding how African countries are governed"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Peter H. Koehn

A Public Policy Approach to Governance in Africa: An Introduction / Gedion Onyango

Part I: Research, Theory and Teaching African Public Policy

The Social Science Foundations of Public Policy in Africa / Liisa Laakso

Researching and Teaching Public Policy and Governance in Africa / Chris Tapscott

Theorising Public Policy in Africa / Goran Hyden

Public Authority in Africa / Tom Kirk and Tim Allen

The Institutional Logics Perspective and Policymaking in Africa / James Hathaway

Pockets Of Effectiveness (POE) in Africa: A Solution to the Policy Paradox? / Anne Mette Kjær

Part II: Understanding Policy Framing in Africa

Policy Images in Africa / Eric E. Otenyo

Reflections on the Political Economy of Public Policy Analysis in Africa / Michael Kpessa-Whyte and Kafui Tsekpo

The Role and Impact of International Bureaucrats in Policymaking in Africa / Rosina Foli and Frank L.K. Ohemeng

Traditional Chiefs as Institutional Entrepreneurs in Policymaking and Implementation in Africa / Salomey K.G. Afrifa and Frank L.K. Ohemeng

Public Participation and Policymaking in Local Governance in Africa / Emmanuel Botlhale

Framing Political Policy Communications in Africa / Kobby Mensah, Joyce Manyo and Nnamdi O. Madichie

Policy Evaluation in Africa / E. Remi Aiyede and Maryam O. Quadri

Part III: Understanding Policymaking in Africa

Public Policymaking in Africa / Lukamba Muhiya Tshombe and Thekiso Molokwane

Historical Perspectives of Policymaking and Administration in Africa / Felix Kumah-Abiwu, James Korku Agbodzakey and Samuel Kofi Darkwa

The Media and Policymaking in Africa: A Comparative Study of Economic Development Policies in South Africa and Nigeria / TK Pooe and Sysman Motloung

Part IV: Understanding Policy Reforms in Africa

Public-Private Partnership and Public Policy in Africa / Joseph O. Obosi

Rationales for and Policy Implications of Implementing Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa / Matilde Jeppesen

Evolution and Change of Communication Policy in Postcolonial Africa: From Independence to the Present Day / Osée Kamga

Multiculturalism and Policymaking in Africa / John Sunday Ojo and Joanne Clarke

Part V: Understanding Politics And Public Policy In Africa

The Politics of Public Policy in Africa / Michael Kpessa-Whyte

Political Parties, Political Change and Public Policy in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana / Adams Oloo

Political Transition, Policy Change and Implementation in Zambia / Musole Siachisa

Executive Policymaking During National Crisis: Policy Responses to Covid-19 Pandemic in Uganda / Roberts Kabeba Muriisa

Political Leadership and Public Policy in Africa: Thabo Mbeki, the Consummate Policy Entrepreneur / Ndangwa Noyoo

Public Policy and Election Administration in Africa: A Controlling or Innovative Environment / Michael Amoah

Part VI: Policy Implementation Outcomes in Africa: Country Studies

Democratizing Policy Implementation in Africa: Lessons from Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme / Emmanuel Kofi Ayisi, Justice Nyigmah Bawole and Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah

Competing Interests and Lack of Policy Ownership of the Reform Agenda: A Barrier to Uganda's Reform Success / William Muhumuza

Public Policy in Cameroon: State-Building Programs under the Influence / Alphonse Bernard Amougou Mbarga

The Politics of Decentralisation: Policy Reform Design and Implementation in Malawi / Asiyati Lorraine Chiweza

Indigenization Policy in the Extractive Sector in Zimbabwe: A Critical Reflection / Kennedy Manduna and Davison Muchadenyika

Policy Learning and Policy Failure in Africa: The Case of Electricity Privatization in Ghana / Frank L.K. Ohemeng and Joshua J. Zaato

Part VII: Implementing Education Policies in Africa

Investing in the People? Analysis of Education Policies in Angola / Francisco Miguel Paulo

Public-Private Partnerships as Predictors of Success: Lessons from the Education Sector in Post-War Liberia / Samuel G. Toe

Policy Issues in the Harmonisation of Quality Assurance Systems for Higher Education in Africa / Ngepathimo Kadhila and Eugene Lizazi Libebe

Part VIII: Understanding Health Policies and Disease Control in Africa

Control Programmes for Africa's Parasites: Unrealistic Expectations, Ignored Evidence, and Troubling Outcomes / Tim Allen and Melissa Parker

Between Marketization and Public Interest Discourses in Health Policy Delivery: Debating Solidarity and Universal Health Care in South Africa / Lauren Ela Paremoer

Policy Responses to Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa: Experiences from Sierra Leone / Lawrence Sao Babawo, Ahmed Vandi and Tommy M. Hanson

Confronting Epidemics: The Art of not Knowing and Strategic Ignorance During Ebola Preparedness in Uganda / Grace Akello and Melissa Parker

Part IX: Understanding Food Security And Social Protection Policies

Food and Nutrition Security Policies in Africa / Anne Siebert and Julian May

Public Policy and Social Protection in Africa: The Rise of Cash Transfers / Nathanael Ojong and Logan Cochrane

A Genealogy of Policies on Poor and Vulnerable Children and Youth in Kenya / Elizabeth Ngutuku

Part X: Understanding Women, Gender and Public Policy in Africa

Women in Policymaking in Africa / Emmanuel Botlhale

Gender Mainstreaming in Africa: Local Translations and Institutional Challenges in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa / Diana Højlund Madsen, Amanda Gouws and Asiyati Lorraine Chiweza

Women and Social Policies in South Africa and Sierra Leone / Ina Conradie and Abioseh Bockarie

Women Legislators in Legislative Policymaking in Africa / Chiedo Nwankwor and Adedeji Adebayo

Part XI: Understanding Crisis Management, Migration and Regional Trade

Public Policy and Disaster Management: The Role of Law in International Disaster Assistance in Africa / María Mercedes Martínez Carrizo

Migration Frameworks in Africa: Nature, Dynamics, and Challenges / Alemu Asfaw Nigusie

Evolution of Trade Policy and Regional Integration in Africa / Stephen R. Karangizi and Haruperi R. Mumbengegwi

Part XII: Understanding Emerging Policy Issues And Challenges In Africa

Open Innovation Systems and Public Policy in Africa: Setting New Boundaries Against Wicked Problems / Yeboah-Assiamah Emmanuel, Clement Mensah Damoah and Justice Nyigmah Bawole

Africa's New Megacities: Sustainable Urbanism, Climate Urbanism or Megalopolises of Exclusionary Enclaves / John Sunday Ojo

Environmental Policies in Africa: The State of Regulating E-Waste Management / Japheth Otieno Ondiek and Gedion Onyango

Petroleum Extraction in Africa: A Review of the Local Content Policies for the Oil Industry in Selected Countries / Austin Dziwornu Ablo and William Otchere-Darko

The Unintended Industrial Policy Benefits of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa / Julius Kiiza.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Routledge handbook of public policy in Africa

ISBN:

9781003143840

1003143849

9781000513943

1000513947

9781000513929

1000513920

OCLC:

1261770264

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