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Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy

Part of the International Political Economy Series Book Series

Editors: Hanson, Kobena T.; Kararach, George; Shaw, Timothy M.

DOI: 10.1057/9780230393271

ISBN: 978-1-349-35229-6

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Nov 2, 2015

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Introduction: Africa’s Second Half-Century: Enhancing Capacity for Sustainable Human Development and Human Security

Kararach, George; Hanson, Kobena T.; Shaw, Timothy M.

Pages: 1 –17

[Into the second decade of the twenty-first century, Africa faces an unanticipated ‘second chance’ (www.mckinsey.com): how many ‘developmental’ (Chang, 2002a, 2002b, 2007; Fine, 1999, 2006; Mkandawire, 2001; Weiss, 2003) versus ‘fragile’ states (ACBF, 2011) will it have by 2020? The interrelated...
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Africa’s Leadership Deficit: Exploring Pathways to Good Governance and Transformative Politics

Tettey, Wisdom J.

Pages: 18 –53

[Observers of Africa lament the failure of the continent to translate the optimism that attended the immediate post-independence period into concrete socio-economic development (Bates, 1981: 6). Various reasons have been adduced to explain this lack of progress, principal among which is the...
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Africa’s Leadership Malaise and the Crisis of Governance

Makinda, Samuel M.

Pages: 54 –82

[As this chapter was being concluded in late 2010, two very pertinent political developments took place in Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya. In the case of Côte d’Ivoire, the development was negative, while in Kenya, the development appeared to be positive and most analysts believed it was likely to...
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Improving the Effectiveness of the Public Sector in Africa through the Quality of Public Administration

Ayee, Joseph R. A.

Pages: 83 –116

[Even though the role of the state in development in Africa has been downplayed for decades, a paradigmatic shift and a rediscovery of the importance of the state in the development process and the need for a more capable public sector occurred in the 1990s. The relevance of the state or the...
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The Public Sector and Development in Africa: The Case for a Developmental Public Service

Owusu, Francis; Ohemeng, Frank L. K.

Pages: 117 –154

[Following decades of downplaying the role of the state in development in Africa, there is now a rediscovery of the importance of the state in the developmental process, as the need for a more capable public sector has been rediscovered. Indeed, there is a renewed sense of urgency for creating an...
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Towards Best-Practice in Transboundary Water Governance in Africa: Exploring the Policy and Institutional Dimensions of Conflict and Cooperation over Water

Chikozho, Claudious

Pages: 155 –200

[Throughout the world, water is becoming increasingly scarce and competition for the resource in local and international transboundary rivers is growing. The pressure on water resources is also influenced by factors such as population growth and implementation of various water-dependent...
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Africa’s Water Crisis: The Miracle and the Mirage: What Policy Mix, Strategies and Institutional Steps are Vital?

Oyama, Noraisha; Nair, Jaya; Levitan, Jason

Pages: 201 –233

[When the demand for fresh water exceeds its supply, a water crisis occurs. Currently, 37 per cent of approximately 884 million people without access to adequate water, are from sub-Saharan Africa (WHO and UNICEF, 2010). Further still the regional distribution of water resources in Africa...
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Rethinking Development in Africa through Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs)

Arthur, Peter

Pages: 234 –259

[In the last two decades there has been tremendous transformation and support for the small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) sector in many African countries. This transformation can in large part be explained by the rethinking of the approach to development where the private sector and...
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Climate-Resilient Development Financing for Africa: A Prospective Evaluation and Strategic Framework for Action

Sy, Sams Dine

Pages: 260 –284

[Despite the hypothetical threat of climate wars breaking out in Africa, the real uncertainty focuses on the financial aspect. Over the course of the next few years, new pressures on the global financial system are likely to arise, bringing Africa to the brink of chronic instability and...
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Conclusion: Prospects for ACBF and African Human Development/Security

Kararach, George; Hanson, Kobena T.; Shaw, Timothy M.

Pages: 285 –293

[The world of ‘development’ at the turn of the decade is very different from the turn of the millennium (Desai and Potter, 2008) let alone in the immediate cold war period when the HDR was first generated (UNDP, 2010). Then, optimism surrounding political and economic liberalisation prevailed,...

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