Party politics and economic reform in Africa's democracies /

"In Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies, M. Anne Pitcher offers an engaging new theory to explain the different trajectories of private sector development across contemporary Africa. Pitcher argues that the outcomes of economic reforms depend not only on the kinds of...

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Autore principale: Pitcher, M. Anne
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Serie:African studies series.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=451654
Sommario:
  • Understanding institutional development in Africa: an introduction
  • From motivational to imperative commitment: variation and convergence of private sector institutions across Africa
  • The impact of party politics and democratic quality on economic restructuring
  • Party fragmentation and ad hoc privatization in a limited democracy: Zambia
  • Stable parties, limited democracy and partisan privatization: Mozambique
  • Stable parties, liberal democracy and strategic compromise: South Africa
  • Conclusion: rules, politics, and discretion.