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Better governance and public policy : capacity building for democratic renewal in Africa / editors, Dele Olowu and Soumana Sako.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization--Africa.
- Democratization.
- Political planning--Africa.
- Political planning.
- Africa--Politics and government--1960-.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (252 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the relationship between governance and development policy, the authors of this collection describe recent governance changes in a range of African countries, analyze the consequences of those changes for institutional reforms, and highlight the challenges involved in consolidating ongoing processes of economic liberalization and democratization.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction: Governance and Policy Management Capacity in Africa""; ""Part I Conceptual and Analytical Perspectives""; ""2 Comparing Governance Across Countries and Over Time: Conceptual Challenges""; ""3 On Common Good and Good Governance: An Alternative Approach""; ""4 Governance, Institutional Reforms, and Policy Processes in Africa: Research and Capacity- Building Implications""; ""Part II Capacity-Building Challenges""; ""5 The Public-Private Sector Interface� The ACBF Perspective""; ""6 The ACBF-PACT Model As a Best Practice Model for Capacity Building""
- ""7 Governance and Policy Analysis""""8 European Union Environmental Regulations and Their Potential Impact on Market Access for Africa�s Exports""; ""Part III Case Studies""; ""9 EnvironmentalGovernance, Policies, and Politics in Eastern and Southern Africa""; ""10 Policy Process in a Democratic Context: A Glimpse at Nigeria�s Privatization Program""; ""11 Governancez Institutional Reforms, and Policy Outcomes in Ghana""; ""12 Economic Policy Research, Governance, and Economic Development: The Case of Namibia""; ""13 Governance and Local Government Reforms in Zambia�s Third Republic""
- ""About the Contributors""""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-56549-606-X
- OCLC:
- 697472109
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