Democracy, Good Governance and Development in Africa
Democracy, Good Governance and Development in Africa

Author: Mawere, Munyaradzi

Publisher: Langaa RPCIG

Published: 2015-10-24

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9956763004

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Questions surrounding democracy, governance, and development especially in the view of Africa have provoked acrimonious debates in the past few years. It remains a perennial question why some decades after political independence in Africa the continent continues experiencing bad governance, lagging behind socioeconomically, and its democracy questionable. We admit that a plethora of theories and reasons, including iniquitous and malicious ones, have been conjured in an attempt to explain and answer the questions as to why Africa seems to be lagging behind other continents in issues pertaining to good governance, democracy and socio-economic development. Yet, none of the theories and reasons proffered so far seems to have provided enduring solutions to Africa’s diverse complex problems and predicaments. This book dissects and critically examines the matrix of Africa’s multifaceted problems on governance, democracy and development in an attempt to proffer enduring solutions to the continent’s long-standing political and socio-economic dilemmas and setbacks.

Disciplining Democracy
Disciplining Democracy

Author: Rita Abrahamsen

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: 2000-12

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Examines contemporary development theory and discourse and explores its relationship to processes of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa. Focuses on the emergence and implementation of the good governance discourse. Draws on examples from four countries to demonstrate the impact of structural adjustment on economic and social conditions and describes the activities of democracy movements opposed to adjustment programmes. Concludes that the good governance agenda has been largely unsuccessful in promoting stable multi-party democracies in Africa.

The Future of Africa
The Future of Africa

Author: Jakkie Cilliers

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-04-06

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 303046590X

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This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040? And, a final question: what can we do to create a better tomorrow? It models ambitious progress in health, demographics, agriculture, education, industrialization, technological leapfrogging, increased trade, greater stability, better governance and external support. The book reviews the future of work/jobs, poverty and the impact of climate change. A combined Closing the Gap scenario presents a forecast of what could be possible by 2040. Each chapter suggests which policies might accelerate prospects for each sector. Written in an accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this textbook introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the contemporary human and economic development prospects in Africa.

Dictators and Democracy in African Development
Dictators and Democracy in African Development

Author: A. Carl LeVan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1107081149

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This book argues that the structure of the policy-making process in Nigeria explains variations in government performance better than other commonly cited factors.

Promoting Good Governance
Promoting Good Governance

Author: Sam Agere

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780850926293

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This book aims to show that a strong and achieving public service is a necessary condition for a competitively successful nation. The concept of good governance is linked with institutionalised values such as democracy, observance of human rights and greater effectiveness of the public sector.

Nigeria's Struggle for Democracy and Good Governance
Nigeria's Struggle for Democracy and Good Governance

Author: Adigun A. B. Agbaje

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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A collection of essays, commissioned to honour one of Nigeria's and Africa's most outstanding political scientists of his generation, brings together twenty six contri-butions from scholars of all generations, who all have connections with the University of Ibadan. These include: Wale Adebanwi, Adigun Agbaje, LaRay Denzer, L. Adele Jinadu, Richard Sklar, Rotimi Suberu and Adebayo Williams. The essays are organised into four sections; the structure, history, processes and dynamics of Nigeria's federal system, governance issues, the formulations and transformations of identity politics and global contexts of the production and reproductions of the Nigerian state and society.

Democracy and Development
Democracy and Development

Author: Adrian Leftwich

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1996-01

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 9780745612669

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Is democracy a necessary condition for economic development or is it an outcome of it? This central question is addressed in chapters specially commissioned for this book.

Governance: A Very Short Introduction
Governance: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Mark Bevir

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-10-25

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 0199606412

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Generally referring to all forms of social coordination and patterns of rule, the term 'governance' is used in many different contexts. In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Bevir explores the main theories of governance and considers their impact on ideas of governance in the corporate, public, and global arenas.