Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

. Ed(s): Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben

ISBN 10: 0230004857 / ISBN 13: 9780230004856

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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it is increasingly apparent that the privatization experiment in sub-Saharan Africa has failed. This book shows that the state is set to dominate service delivery for the foreseeable future in much of the region, and that the public sector must be considered as a viable policy option for the delivery of water and electricity. Editor(s): Bayliss, Kate; Fine, Ben. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466. . 2007. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230004857
• ISBN 13: 9780230004856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

it is increasingly apparent that the privatization experiment in sub-Saharan Africa has failed. This book shows that the state is set to dominate service delivery for the foreseeable future in much of the region, and that the public sector must be considered as a viable policy option for the delivery of water and electricity.

About the Author

RUDOLF NSORWINE AMENGA-ETEGO Executive Director of the Foundation for Grassroots Initiatives in Africa (GrassRoots Africa), Accra, Ghana HULYA DAGDEVIREN Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Hertfordshire, UK