Pockets of Effectiveness and the Politics of State-building and Development in Africa - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192864963 ISBN 13: 9780192864963

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2023

Synopsis

This book shows that politics is the driving factor that shapes how well state agencies perform their roles. It deploys a new conceptual framework – the power domains approach – to explore the shifting fortunes of key state agencies in five countries – Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia – over the past three decades.

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About the Author

Sam Hickey, Professor of Politics and Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester

Sam Hickey is Professor of Politics and Development at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester. As Research Director of the Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) research centre (2011-2020), he worked with many colleagues on the links between politics and development, with particular reference to state capacity, natural resource governance, social protection, education, and gender equity. ESID's multiple open access books and papers on these topics are available at www.effective-states.org. He is currently Deputy CEO for the African Cities Research Consortium at the University of Manchester and President of the Development Studies Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192864963
• ISBN 13: 9780192864963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Hickey Sam