This 2001 book explains why African countries have remained mired in a disastrous economic crisis since the late 1970s. It shows that dynamics internal to African state structures largely explain this failure to overcome economic difficulties rather than external pressures on these same structures a...

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1. Verfasser:	Van de Walle, Nicolas 1957- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001
Schriftenreihe:	Political economy of institutions and decisions
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1979-1999 Politik Wirtschaft Wirtschaftspolitik Wirtschaftsreform Wirtschaftskrise Politischer Wandel Afrika Africa / Economic conditions / 1960- Africa / Economic policy Africa / Politics and government Subsaharisches Afrika
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	This 2001 book explains why African countries have remained mired in a disastrous economic crisis since the late 1970s. It shows that dynamics internal to African state structures largely explain this failure to overcome economic difficulties rather than external pressures on these same structures as is often argued. Far from being prevented from undertaking reforms by societal interest and pressure groups, clientelism within the state elite, ideological factors and low state capacity have resulted in some limited reform, but much prevarication and manipulation of the reform process, by governments which do not really believe that reform will be effective, which often oppose reforms because they would undercut the patronage and rent-seeking practices which undergird political authority, and which lack the administrative and technical capacity to implement much reform. Over time, state decay has increased
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xii, 291 pages)
ISBN:	9780511800344
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511800344