[PDF] African Economies And The Politics Of Permanent Crisis 1979 1999 eBook

Author : Nicolas Van de Walle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 23,77 MB
Release : 2001-09-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521008365

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This Book explains why African countries have remained mired in a disastrous economic crisis since the late 1970s. It shows that dynamics internal to African state structures largely explain this failure to overcome economic difficulties rather than external pressures on these same structures as is often argued. Far from being prevented from undertaking reforms by societal interest and pressure groups, clientelism within the state elite, ideological factors and low state capacity have resulted in some limited reform, but much prevarication and manipulation of the reform process, by governments which do not really believe that reform will be effective.

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Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 11,83 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780765621054

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Examines FDR and the New Deal era from the perspectives of social and cultural history, political science, popular culture, and political history.

Author : Michael Bratton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 1997-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521556125

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Appendix: The Data Set.

Author : Alemayehu Geda
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 36,62 MB
Release : 2019-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1527528278

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This book illuminates the answers to various major questions on African development related to international trade and finance. It explores the economic interaction between Africa and the now-developed countries (the West) in the past and China today, as well as the legacy of these interactions for Africa’s growth and poverty reduction effort today. In addition, it discusses the implication of this legacy for Africa’s future development, and considers whether lessons can be drawn from this experience in terms of the continent’s future development? By providing in-depth historical and economic analysis conducted in non-technical terms, the book represents a valuable resource for policy makers, researchers, and students, as well as international organizations that focus on African development.

Author : Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1099 pages
File Size : 31,38 MB
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030389227

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This handbook constitutes a specialist single compendium that analyses African political economy in its theoretical, historical and policy dimensions. It emphasizes the uniqueness of African political economy within a global capitalist system that is ever changing and complex. Chapters in the book discuss how domestic and international political economic forces have shaped and continue to shape development outcomes on the continent. Contributors also provoke new thinking on theories and policies to better position the continent’s economy to be a critical global force. The uniqueness of the handbook lies in linking theory and praxis with the past, future, and various dimensions of the political economy of Africa.

Author : Morten Jerven
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 16,33 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801467616

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One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongovernmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them. Rich countries and international financial institutions such as the World Bank allocate their development resources on the basis of such data. The paucity of accurate statistics is not merely a technical problem; it has a massive impact on the welfare of citizens in developing countries. Where do these statistics originate? How accurate are they? Poor Numbers is the first analysis of the production and use of African economic development statistics. Morten Jerven's research shows how the statistical capacities of sub-Saharan African economies have fallen into disarray. The numbers substantially misstate the actual state of affairs. As a result, scarce resources are misapplied. Development policy does not deliver the benefits expected. Policymakers' attempts to improve the lot of the citizenry are frustrated. Donors have no accurate sense of the impact of the aid they supply. Jerven's findings from sub-Saharan Africa have far-reaching implications for aid and development policy. As Jerven notes, the current catchphrase in the development community is "evidence-based policy," and scholars are applying increasingly sophisticated econometric methods-but no statistical techniques can substitute for partial and unreliable data.

Author : Tunde Zack-Williams
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2002-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Thirteen chapters examine contemporary political and economic problems in Africa, analyzing causes and suggesting alternatives. Presented by editors from the U. of Central Lancashire (UK), the articles reject much of the self-serving explanations proffered by Western corporate elites and African autocrats for African problems, locating the root causes in lack of democracy at both national and international levels. Specific topics include international donors and civil society in Zimbabwe, implications for African export policies of misconceptions about the "world market," French foreign policy towards Africa, imperialism and Sub-Saharan Africa, and multinational peacekeeping operations in Africa. Distributed by Stylus. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR