188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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Governance has become an important concept in the politics of African development. It is therefore a crucial concept for social science analyses focusing on Africa. In public discourse Africa's future is being shaped by a combination of external interventions backed by African elites who cooperate with the donors, whose understanding of the importance of 'good governance' they share. This... Read more
Contents: Introduction: the African exception: conceptual notes on governance in Africa in the New Millennium, Ulf Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen. Governance In African Politics: power in Africa reconsidered, Patrick Chabal; Understanding public management through neopatrimonialism: a paradigm for all African seasons?, Ole Therkildsen; History, identity and collective action: difficulties of accountability, Tim Kelsall; The donors and the state in Africa: how much has changed?, Nicolas van de Walle. New Arenas Of Governance: 'Under Construction': governance in Africa's new violent social spaces, Ulf Engel and Andreas Mehler; State responses to the AIDS pandemic, Nana K. Poku and Jane Freedman; Entrepreneurial urban governance and development in Africa: challenges, opportunities and lessons from South Africa, Scarlett Cornelissen; Conclusion, Ulf Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Ulf Engel (Edited by) , Gorm Rye Olsen (Edited by)
