Rethinking development challenges for public policy: insights from contemporary Africa
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Rethinking Development
Challenges for Public Policy
Insights from Contemporary Africa
Edited by
Kobena T Hanson
Head of Knowledge and Learning, African Capacity
Building Foundation, Zimbabwe
George Kararach
Knowledge Expert, African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe
and
Timothy M Shaw
Visiting Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, and
Emeritus Professor, University of London, UK
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Contents
List of Tables, Maps, Figures and Boxes ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Acknowledgements xv
List of Abbreviations xvi
Introduction: Africa's Second Half-Century: Enhancing
Capacity for Sustainable Human Development and
Human Security 1
George Kararach, Kobena T Hanson and Timothy M Shaw
1 1 Introduction 1
1 2 Varieties of innovative sources of finance 4
1 3 Varieties of 'new regionalisms' 5
1 4 Varieties of'transnational'governance 9
1 5 Onto varieties of innovative analyses/policies? 10
1 6 Concluding remarks 11
1 Africa's Leadership Deficit: Exploring Pathways to Good
Governance and Transformative Politics 18
Wisdom J Tettey
1 1 Introduction 18
1 2 Political leadership: a conceptual and
theoretical analysis 21
1 3 Examining political leadership in Africa:
transformative or apoplectic? 26
1 4 Leadership deficits and quality of life 27
1 5 Constrained democratic space and the bane of
transactional politics 30
1 6 Contextual impediments to transformative
leadership 34
1 7 Leadership assessment instruments: a critical
review 38
1 8 Charting a new way forward 45
1 9 Conclusion 47
vi Contents
2 Africa's Leadership Malaise and the Crisis of Governance 54
Samuel M Makinda
2 1 Introduction 54
2 2 Conceptual issues and literature review 56
2 3 Emerging issues and challenges 66
2 4 Policy recommendations 76
2 5 Conclusion 78
3 Improving the Effectiveness of the Public Sector in
Africa through the Quality of Public Administration 83
Joseph R A Ayee
3 1 Introduction 83
3 2 The context: the civil service in Africa 85
3 3 The Weberian bureaucratic model and the African
civil service 87
3 4 The influence of the international factors on
public sector reforms in Africa 88
3 5 Civil service reform in Africa 90
3 6 The New Public Management and its balance
sheet in Africa 93
3 7 Policy coordination and responsiveness 102
3 8 Service delivery and operational efficiency 102
3 9 Merit and ethics 103
3 10 Pay adequacy and management of the wage bill 104
3 11 Developmental impact of the civil service reforms 106
3 12 Reasons for the challenges facing the effectiveness
of African public administration 107
3 13 Conclusions: lessons and key strategies to improve
the public sector through the quality of public
administration 108
4 The Public Sector and Development in Africa: The Case
for a Developmental Public Service 117
Francis Owusu and Frank L K Ohemeng
4 1 Introduction 117
4 2 The state/public sector's role in Africa's
development 121
4 3 The African public sector: problems and reform
dynamics in historical perspective 122
4 4 The New Public Management (NPM) as a mechanism
for institutional reforms in Africa 127
Contents vii
4 5 The way forward: the developmental public sector
in Africa 136
4 6 Building a developmental public service in Africa 139
4 7 Conclusion 143
5 Towards Best-Practice in Transboundary Water Governance in
Africa: Exploring the Policy and Institutional Dimensions of
Conflict and Cooperation over Water 155
Claudious Chikozho
5 1 Introduction 155
5 2 Transboundary water governance discourses 158
5 3 The case studies 164
5 4 Key success factors for transboundary river
basin cooperation 182
5 5 Conclusion and recommendations for best-practice 184
6 Africa's Water Crisis: The Miracle and the Mirage: What
Policy Mix, Strategies and Institutional Steps are Vital? 201
Noraisha Oyama, Jaya Nair and Jason Levitan
6 1 Introduction 201
6 2 Availability of water against demand 202
6 3 Water crisis and social aspects of human communities 206
6 4 Case studies 209
6 5 Policy steps 216
6 6 Lessons learnt from developed countries 217
6 7 Water harvesting 222
6 8 Conclusion 225
7 Rethinking Development in Africa through Small and
Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) 234
Peter Arthur
7 1 Introduction 234
7 2 Theoretical discussions on development 236
7 3 Literature review 239
7 4 Programmes and services to SMEs 244
7 5 Challenges and constraints 246
7 6 Concluding remarks 256
8 Climate-Resilient Development Financing for Africa:
A Prospective Evaluation and Strategic Framework for Action 260
Sams Dine Sy
8 1 Introduction 260
viii Contents
8 2 Finance for climate development-resilient in Africa:
a prospective evaluation 261
8 3 Financial scenarios and implications 265
8 4 Strategic options and paths to follow 271
8 5 Recommendations and elements of a plan of
action for Africa 278
9 Conclusion: Prospects for ACBF and African Human
Development/Security 285
George Kararach, Kobena T Hanson and Timothy M Shaw
9 1 Introduction 285
9 2 'New' three worlds of development? 287
9 3 'New' global issues 288
9 4 'New' global coalitions for development? 289
9 5 'New' policies for global development after 2010? 290
Index 294 |
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