Leadership and Economic Crisis in Africa
Author: Samuel Agonda Ochola
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13:
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Dead Aid
Author: Dambisa Moyo
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2009-03-17
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0374139563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDebunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries.
The Green Belt Movement
Author: Wangari Maathai
Publisher: Lantern Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781590560402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWangari Maathai, founder of The Green Belt Movement, tells its story including the philosophy behind it, its challenges, and objectives.
Institution Building and Leadership in Africa
Author: Lennart Wohlgemuth
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9789171064219
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Global Crises and the Crisis of Global Leadership
Author: Stephen Gill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-10-20
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1139503642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis groundbreaking collection on global leadership features innovative and critical perspectives by scholars from international relations, political economy, medicine, law and philosophy, from North and South. The book's novel theorization of global leadership is situated historically within the classics of modern political theory and sociology, relating it to the crisis of global capitalism today. Contributors reflect on the multiple political, economic, social, ecological and ethical crises that constitute our current global predicament. The book suggests that there is an overarching condition of global organic crisis, which shapes the political and organizational responses of the dominant global leadership and of various subaltern forces. Contributors argue that to meaningfully address the challenges of the global crisis will require far more effective, inclusive and legitimate forms of global leadership and global governance than have characterized the neoliberal era.
Leadership and Development Crises in Africa
Author: Victor O. Okocha
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Published: 2018-02-22
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 1480945595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeadership and Development Crises in Africa By: Victor O. Okocha Leadership and Development Crises in Africa: A New Approach to an Old Challenge is a book written to unearth the immediate and remote causes of the problems in Africa’s political and economic landscape. It asks and tries to answer these two critical questions: Why do we experience bad leadership and why is there a very low level of economic development in Africa? It uncovers the various internally generated, as well as externally exerted, challenges that have kept Africa in its current state of instability and underdevelopment, and proffers an incredible solution in a simple and pragmatic manner. This book presents and represents a veritable tool for the African Union in its responsibility of repositioning the African continent for greater global relevance. It is a must-read for the political class in all nations of Africa and around the world, scholars of History and Political Science, and all those who are genuinely involved in the struggle for the enthronement of good governance in a continent that is often characterized by hunger, disease, instability, and hopelessness. It is the foundation for a new order in Africa’s political leadership and economic development.
Innovating Development Strategies in Africa
Author: Landry Signé
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-08-31
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1107173078
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines postcolonial strategies for economic development in Africa from the 1960s to the present day.
Challenging the State
Author: Merilee S. Grindle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996-02-23
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780521559195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 1980s and 1990s posed great challenges to governments in Latin America and Africa. Deep economic crises and significantly heightened pressure for political reform severely taxed their capacity to manage economic and political tasks. These crises pointed to an intense need to reform the state and redefine its relationship to the market and civic society. This book examines the paradox of states that have been weakened by crisis just as their capacity to encourage economic development and provide for effective governance most needs to be strengthened. Case studies of Mexico and Kenya allow the author to analyse the opportunities available for political leadership in moments of crisis, and the constraints on action provided by leadership goals and existing political and economic structures. She argues that while leaders and political structures are often part of the problem, they can also be part of the solution in building more efficient, effective, and responsive states.
Leadership and Growth
Author: David Brady
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2010-01-04
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0821381016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDoes leadership affect economic growth and development? Is leadership an exogenous determinant or an endogenous outcome of growth and development processes? Can we differentiate between the two? Do leaders decisions and actions vary in importance over various stages in the process, at least in successful cases? How important is choosing the right economic model? To what extent does leadership affect the explicit or implicit time horizons of policy choices? Is leadership an important determinant of inclusiveness in growth? In what ways do leaders build consensus or institutions to allow time for the economic plan to work? What challenges does economic success generate? How do successful leaders adapt to new problems such as income inequality and a rising middle class? Does the creation of new institutions play any role in solving these problems? Why do leaders often choose second best political economic compromises in economic development? This book has been prepared for the Commission on Growth and Development to evaluate the state of knowledge on the relationship between leadership and economic growth. It does not pretend to provide all the answers, but does review the evidence, identify insights and offers examples of leaders making decisions and acting in ways that enhance economic growth. It examines a variety of topics including leaders roles in: promoting national unity, building good solid institutions, choosing innovative and localized policies, and creating political consensus for long run policy implementation. Written by prominent academics and actual policy makers, Leadership and Growth seeks to create a better understanding of the role of leadership in growth and to encourage further studies of the role of leadership in economic growth.
Emerging Africa
Author: Steven C. Radelet
Publisher: CGD Books
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1933286512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmerging Africa describes the too-often-overlooked positive changes that have taken place in much of Africa since the mid-1990s. In 17 countries, five fundamental and sustained breakthroughs are making old assumptions increasingly untenable: - The rise of democracy brought on by the end of the Cold War and apartheid - Stronger economic management - The end of the debt crisis and a more constructive relationship with the international community - The introduction of new technologies, especially mobile phones and the Internet - The emergence of a new generation of leaders. With these significant changes, the countries of emerging Africa seem poised to lead the continent out of the conflict, stagnation, and dictatorships of the past. The countries discussed in the book are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Mali Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
