The Politics of Patronage in Africa: Parastatals, Privatization and Private Enterprise in Africa - Hardcover

Tangri, Roger K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0865437467 ISBN 13: 9780865437463

Publisher: Africa World Pr, 2000

Synopsis

This is a general survey of the influence of political factors (especially patronage) on economic performance throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with case studies drawn from Ghana, Zambia and Uganda.

North America: Africa World Press; Uganda: Fountain Publishers

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Review:

The Politics of Patronage in Africa is a systematic study of the political constraints on the efforts made there to move from a state-driven to a private enterprise based form of development. In a series of clearly outlined and well-written chapter... a highly informative, clearly written and excellently argued study of what actually happens in African countries once the 'donors' (a remarkable word which usually means 'creditors') move in, and along with demands for civil service retrenchments and A teachable general survey of the influence of political factors on economic performance throughout sub-Saharan Africa with case studies drawn from Ghana, Zambia and Uganda. The manuscript is a masterful comparative survey of the difficulties in developin... as a review of what has happened to state assets in Africa, it would be hard to beat... - Jeffrey Herbst, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University

About this edition

• Publisher: Africa World Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0865437467
• ISBN 13: 9780865437463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 165