The African Exception (Contemporary Perspectives on Developing Societies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075463695X ISBN 13: 9780754636953

Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co, 2005

Synopsis

Governance has become an important concept in the politics of African development. It is therefore a crucial concept for social science analyses focusing on Africa. In public discourse Africa's future is being shaped by a combination of external interventions backed by African elites who cooperate with the donors, whose understanding of the importance of 'good governance' they share. This groundbreaking book disentangles the analytical aspects of governance from its political and normative connotations. The 'African exception' - the difference in 'development' between Africa and other regions of the South - can be understood by analysis focusing upon the specific forms of governance played out in politics and economics. The perspective of neo-patrimonialism is crucial but not sufficient here.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075463695X
• ISBN 13: 9780754636953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Engel Ulf, Olsen Gorm Rye