Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy: Insights from Contemporary Africa
โ Scribed by Kobena T. Hanson, George Kararach, Timothy M. Shaw (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 316
- Series
- International Political Economy Series
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction: Africaโs Second Half-Century: Enhancing Capacity for Sustainable Human Development and Human Security....Pages 1-17
Africaโs Leadership Deficit: Exploring Pathways to Good Governance and Transformative Politics....Pages 18-53
Africaโs Leadership Malaise and the Crisis of Governance....Pages 54-82
Improving the Effectiveness of the Public Sector in Africa through the Quality of Public Administration....Pages 83-116
The Public Sector and Development in Africa: The Case for a Developmental Public Service....Pages 117-154
Towards Best-Practice in Transboundary Water Governance in Africa: Exploring the Policy and Institutional Dimensions of Conflict and Cooperation over Water....Pages 155-200
Africaโs Water Crisis: The Miracle and the Mirage: What Policy Mix, Strategies and Institutional Steps are Vital?....Pages 201-233
Rethinking Development in Africa through Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs)....Pages 234-259
Climate-Resilient Development Financing for Africa: A Prospective Evaluation and Strategic Framework for Action....Pages 260-284
Conclusion: Prospects for ACBF and African Human Development/Security....Pages 285-293
Back Matter....Pages 294-297
โฆ Subjects
Political Economy; Environmental Politics; Development Studies; Political Science; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Public Policy
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