Economic Change And Political Liberalization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Economic Change And Political Liberalization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Jennifer A. Widner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Economic Change And Political Liberalization In Sub Saharan Africa written by Jennifer A. Widner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
Aims to establish the nature of the relationship between the economic challenges of the 1980s and the steps toward greater political openness taken by governments at the end of that decade.
Economic Liberalisation And Development In Africa
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Author : Jomo Kwame Sundaram
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2008
Economic Liberalisation And Development In Africa written by Jomo Kwame Sundaram and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Social Science categories.
In this endnote address delivered at the 11th General Assembly of CODESRIA, held in Maputo in 2005, Sundaram notes that over three decades of economic stagnation, contraction and increased poverty have taken a huge toll on Africa's economic, social and political fabric; and pro-active efforts are urgently required in order to build new capacities and capabilities for development. He argues that much of the ostensible conventional wisdom regarding African development and poverty is often both erroneous and harmful; and calls for greater 'policy space' for African governments to choose or design their own development strategies, as well as implement more appropriate development policies. (This dual language edition is in both English and French).
Structural Adjustment And Socio Economic Change In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Peter Gibbon
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 1996
Structural Adjustment And Socio Economic Change In Sub Saharan Africa written by Peter Gibbon and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
This report summarises the results of work at the Nordiska Afrikainstitutet/Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) on the impact of structural adjustment implementation on the economies, states and societies of sub-Saharan Africa. It consists of two essays and an appendix listing research projects which have been/are being carried out under the auspices of NAI. The first essay raises a series of conceptual and methodological questions in the context of a presentation of some of the main empirical results obtained from extended field work carried out during the course of 1992 and 1993 in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The second essay presents the three main themes - private trading networks and structures, the changing political economy of land, and popular forms of social provisioning - that constitute the core of the second phase of NAI's structural adjustment research and, in so doing, provides a review of aspects of the adjustment literature. This report is, therefore, an attempt both at stock-taking and agenda-building as part of a wider quest for deepening our understanding of the structures and processes of socio-economic change associated with the crisis and adjustment years in contemporary Africa
Democracy Governance And Economic Policy
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Author : John Michael Healey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Democracy Governance And Economic Policy written by John Michael Healey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
Examines the political dimensions of economic policy making in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Politics Of Economic Restructuring And Democracy In Africa
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Author : Obioma M. Iheduru
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1999-06-30
The Politics Of Economic Restructuring And Democracy In Africa written by Obioma M. Iheduru and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-30 with Business & Economics categories.
In a bold attempt to develop an innovative theory of political change arising from dual economic and political transformations, Iheduru maintains that economic structural adjustment policies have unintended political consequences, leading to democratic liberalization in post-colonial African states. Using classical, dependency, and neoliberal approaches as a backdrop, he demonstrates that structural adjustment policies shaped by conditionality measures foster the operation of free-enterprise market forces. As a social consequence of the reform effort, winners and losers organize to protect their interests, first in the economy and later in the political arena. Thus the structural reorientation of African economies leads not only to the ascendancy of the market and economic growth but also to the political opening of the African state, thereby facilitating the participation of excluded groups. In conclusion, Iheduru predicts that structural adjustment is the best policy alternative for initiating and sustaining meaningful economic changes in Africa. Moreover, he claims, it may be a deciding factor in the possible democratizing of the African continent, which would provide an auspicious atmosphere for a properly functioning market economy.
Between Liberalisation And Oppression
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Author : P. Thandika Mkandawire
language : en
Publisher: Codesria
Release Date : 1995
Between Liberalisation And Oppression written by P. Thandika Mkandawire and has been published by Codesria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.
No one can fail to be aware of the incredible impact that the IMF and the World Bank have had on Africa. Their structural adjustment programmes were deliberately designed to shock African economies into free market reform and ensuing stability. But when `getting the prices right' first swamped the World Bank's African economic plans in the early 1980s, few bothered to analyse the politics of a reform package whose immediate impact was violent and unsettling. While Africa has come a long way since then, the goal of market reform must be as important as the task of understanding the politics of unleashing the forces of the market. Not least, is the question of democratisation, which the Bank itself now attempts to force through with loan conditions. This book is the culmination of intense debate by African authors across the continent. Three sections make up a comprehensive analysis of adjustment regimes, their perspectives and the political context in which they have survived, or not. Country case studies in both anglophone and francophone Africa round up the analysis.
Political Liberalization And Democratization In Africa
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Author : Julius O. Ihonvbere
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003-12-30
Political Liberalization And Democratization In Africa written by Julius O. Ihonvbere and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Since the late 1980s, Africans have been engaged in efforts to transform their societies and provide themselves with more effective governance and economic structures. Unfortunately, most of these efforts have not progressed beyond simple elections. The contributors to this volume provide strategies that Africans can use to deepen democracy, improve resource allocation, and enhance their ability to coexist peacefully. Mbaku, Ihonvbere, and their contributors, while adopting a critical approach to the study of African political economy, take a stand against Afro-pessimism. They articulate an holistic agenda for addressing Africa's mulitfarious problems, reject received knowledge, and, through a dialectical methodology, draw attention to the centrality of social categories/classes, the state, civil society, the environment, communities, and patterns of change in the continent. Relying on fieldwork, hard data, and critical reviews of the extant literature, the volume highlights the importance of democracy and democratization to the urgent restructuring that Africa needs in the new globalization. Paying attention to the continent's historical experiences and its specificities, the contributors draw attention to the importance of grassroots action, leadership, and the need to constitutionally entrench civil liberties.
Africa Under Neoliberalism
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Author : Nana Poku
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-10
Africa Under Neoliberalism written by Nana Poku and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-10 with Political Science categories.
The period since the 1980s has seen sustained pressure on Africa’s political elite to anchor the continent’s development strategies in neoliberalism in exchange for vitally needed development assistance. Rafts of policies and programmes have come to underpin the relationship between continental governments and the donor communities of the West and particularly their institutions of global governance – the International Financial Institutions. Over time, these policies and programmes have sought to transform the authority and capacity of the state to effect social, political and economic change, while opening up the domestic space for transnational capital and ideas. The outcome is a continent now more open to international capital, export-oriented and liberal in its political governance. Has neoliberalism finally arrested under development in Africa? Bringing together leading researchers and analysts to examine key questions from a multidisciplinary perspective, this book involves a fundamental departure from orthodox analysis which often predicates colonialism as the referent object. Here, three decades of neoliberalism with its complex social and economic philosophy are given primacy. With the changed focus, an elucidation of the relationship between global development and local changes is examined through a myriad of pressing contemporary issues to offer a critical multi-disciplinary appraisal of challenge and change in Africa over the past three decades.
The Design Of Economic Reforms In The Context Of Political Liberalization
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Author : Charles Harvey (M.A.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Design Of Economic Reforms In The Context Of Political Liberalization written by Charles Harvey (M.A.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
Adjustment And Growth In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Evangelos A. Calamitsis
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 1999-04
Adjustment And Growth In Sub Saharan Africa written by Evangelos A. Calamitsis and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04 with Business & Economics categories.
In many respects, sub-Saharan Africa today is quite different from what it was in the early 1980s. For the first time in a generation, there is clear evidence of economic progress in an increasing number of countries in the region. Thus, since 1994 aggregate economic performance has been improving, reflecting the implementation of appropriate policies, often in the context of comprehensive adjustment and reform programs supported by the IMF and the World Bank. Sound fiscal and monetary policies have led to a substantial reduction of domestic and external financial imbalances. At the same time, important structural reforms have contributed to alleviating distortions and improving overall economic efficiency.2 More and more countries in the region are also giving increasing attention to achieving high-quality growth by placing higher priority on public spending on health care, education, and other basic social services. Moreover, the implementation of these economic policies has been accompanied by political liberalization and a movement toward participatory forms of government that foster a consensus encompassing the state and civil society.