
- PUBLICATION DATA:
- ISBN-10: 92-808-1082-0,
ISBN-13: 978-92-808-1082-0 - LANGUAGE:
- English
- PAGES:
- 440
- PUBLISHER:
- United Nations University Press
- PUBLISHED:
- July 2003
There is not a single African country that did not attempt public sector reforms in the 1990s. Governments no longer see themselves as sole suppliers of social services, frequently opting for partnerships with the private sector. Efficiency and choice have entered the language of the planning and implementation units of Africa’s line ministries, while privatization is no longer the controversial subject it was a decade ago. There have also been moves towards more open and democratic governments.
Reforming Africa’s Institutions looks at the extent to which reforms undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years have enhanced institutional capacities across the breadth of government. To what extent have reforms been internalized and defended by governments? The authors also look specifically at the impact of public sector reforms on these economies and pose the question whether ‘ownership can be attained when countries continue to be heavily dependent on external support.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I: The Political Economy of Reform Ownership
Governance and policy in Africa
Owning Economic Reforms: A comparative study of Ghana and Tanzania
Do donors matter for institutional reform in Africa
Zambian policy making and the donor community in the 1990’s
Part II: Incentive structures and incentives in the public sector
Economic and institutional reforms in French speaking West Africa: Impact on efficiency and growth
Reform of the Malawian public sector: Incentives, governance and accountability
Incentive structure and efficiency in the Kenyan civil service
Incentive structure, civil service efficiency and the hidden economy in Nigeria
The Mozambican civil service: Incentives, reforms and performance
Part III: Developing Institutional Capabilities
Privatization in sub-Saharan Africa: On factors affecting implementation
Decentralization, local bureaucracies and service delivery in Uganda
Institutional development in Africa: The case of insolvency law
Non-formal institutions, informal economies, and the politics of inclusion
Relevance of the Nordic model for African development
List of Contributors:
Tony Addison
Arne Bigsten
Anders Danielson
Dick Durevall
Moses L. Golola
Abdalla Hamdok
Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa Damiano Kulundu Manda
Mohammed Salisu
Jos
A. Sulemane
Aili Mari Tripp
Yvonne M. Tsikata
Hendrik van der Heijden
Clas Wihlborg
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