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Beyond Structural Adjustment: The Institutional Context of African Development » (REV)

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Authors: Nicolas Van de Walle, Nicole Ball, Vijaya Ramachandran
ISBN-13: 9781403963161, ISBN-10: 1403963169
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: REV

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Author Biography: Nicolas Van de Walle

Nicholas van de Walle is Professor in the Government Department at Cornell University.

Nicole Ball is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of Maryland and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy.

Vijaya Ramachandran is Senior Economist in the Africa Private Sector Group of the World Bank.

Book Synopsis

This is a very useful and timely book. It provides us with an excellent overview of the salient issues on African development in the post-structural adjustment era. It will be required reading for those following development in Africa. Carol Lancaster --assistant professor and Master of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
1Introduction: The State and African Development1
2Financing Africa's Development: Toward a Business Plan?35
3Tax Reform and Democratic Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa77
4African Governance and Civil Service Reforms101
5Forging Developmental Synergies Between States and Associations131
6Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources: Institutional Choice and Discretionary Power Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa159
7Foreign Aid and State Administrative Capability in Africa183
8Governance and the Private Sector in Africa213
9Governance and Private Investment in Africa241
10Governance in the Security Sector263
Notes on Contributors305
Index309

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