Better Governance and Public Policy : : Capacity Building for Democratic Renewal in Africa / / ed. by Soumana Sako, Dele Olowu.

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...

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2003]
Kumarian Press, , [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (244 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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 Environmental Governance, Policies, and Politics in Eastern and Southern Africa
  • 10 Policy Process in a Democratic Context: A Glimpse at Nigeria’s Privatization Program
  • 11 Governance, 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