Rethinking development challenges for public policy: Insights from contemporary Africa. / (Record no. 5690)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780333717080 |
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| Classification number | JQ1875.A55.P64 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Rethinking development challenges for public policy: Insights from contemporary Africa. / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Kobena T, Hanson, George Kararach and Timothy M. Shaw. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 297p. : |
| Other physical details | ills. ; |
| Dimensions | 24cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: Introduction: Africa's second half-century: Enhancing capacity for sustainable human development and human security: Introduction -- Varieties of innovative sources of finance -- Varieties of 'new regionalisms' -- Varieties of 'transnational' governance -- Onto varieties of innovative analysis/policies? -- Concluding remarks -- Africa's leadership deficit: Exploring pathways to good governance and transformative politics: Introduction -- Political leadership: A conceptual and theoretical analysis -- Examining political leadership in Africa: Transformative or apopletic? -- Leadership deficits and quality of life -- Constrained democratic space and the bane of transactional politics -- Contextual impediments to transformative leadership -- Leadership assessment instruments: A critical review -- Charting a new way forward -- Conclusion -- Africa's leadership malaise and the crisis of governance: Introduction -- Conceptual issues -- Emerging issues and challenges -- Policy recommendations -- Conclusion -- Improving the effectiveness of the public sector in Africa through the quality of public administration: Introduction -- The context: The civil service in Africa -- The weberian bureaucratic model and the African civil service -- The influence of the international factors on public sector reforms in Africa -- Civil service reform in Africa -- The new public management and its balance sheet in Africa -- Policy coordination and operational responsiveness -- Service delivery and operational efficiency -- Merit and ethics -- Pay adequacy and management of the wage bill -- Developmental impact of the civil service reforms -- Reasons for the challenges facing the effectiveness of African public administration -- Conclusions: Lessons and key strategies to improve the public sector through the quality of public administration -- The public sector and development in Africa: The case for a developmental public service: Introduction -- The state/public sector's role in Africa's development -- The African public sector : Problems and reform dynamics in historical perspective -- The new public management (NPM) as a mechanism for institutional reforms in Africa -- The way forward: The developmental public sector in Africa -- Building a developmental public service in Africa -- Conclusion -- Towards best-practice in transboundary water governance in Africa: Exploring the policy and institutional dimensions of conflict and cooperation over water: Introduction -- Transboundary water governance discourses -- The case studies -- Key success factors for transboundary river basin cooperation -- Conclusion and recommendations for best-practice -- Africa's water crisis: The miracle and the mirage: What policy mix, strategies and institutional steps are vital?: Introduction -- Availability of water against demand -- Water crisis and social aspects of human communities -- Case studies -- Policy steps -- Lessons learnt from developed countries -- Water harvesting -- Conclusion -- Rethinking development in Africa through small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs): Introduction -- Theoretical discussions on development -- Literature review -- Programmes and services to SMEs -- Challenges and constraints -- Concluding remarks -- Climate-resilient development financing for Africa: A prospective evaluation and strategic framework for action: Introduction -- Finance for climate development-resilient in Africa: A prospective evaluation -- Financial scenarios and implications -- Strategic options and paths to follow -- Recommendations and elements of a plan of action for Africa -- Conclusion: Prospects for ACBF and african human development/security: Introduction -- 'New' three worlds of development? -- 'New' global issues -- 'New' global coalitions for development? -- 'New' policies for global development after 2010? |
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| Personal name | Hanson, Kobena T. |
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| Personal name | Kararach, George. |
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| Personal name | Shaw, Timothy M. |
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| Library of Congress Classification | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | Reference | 30/07/2015 | JQ1875.A55.P64 | 8038/465/15 | 30/07/2015 | 30/07/2015 | Books |