African Economies and the Politics of Permanent Crisis, 1979-1999

Name: African Economies and the Politics of Permanent Crisis, 1979-1999
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ISBN: 9780521008365

ISBN-10: 0521008360

ISBN-13: 9780521008365

Edition: 2001

Authors: Nicolas Van De Walle, Randall Calvert, Thrainn Eggertsson

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This title explains why African countries have remained mired in a disastrous economic crisis since the late 1970s. It shows that dynamics internal to African state structures, rather than external pressures, largely explain this failure.

Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 306
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880



List of Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction


The Structural Adjustment Debate


Outline of the Argument



Approaches to Africa's Permanent Crisis


The Political Economy of Reform


Toward an Alternative Approach to the African Crisis


The Partial Reform Syndrome



Patterns in Reform Implementation, 1979-1999


Reform Implementation: How Much? How Sustainable?


The Evolution of Public Expenditures


Conclusion



Decision Making in Postcolonial Africa


The Exigencies of Neopatrimonialism


State Capacity


The Ideological Context


Concluding Remarks



State Responses to the Permanent Crisis


The Adjustment of Neopatrimonialism


The Viability of Reform


The Consequences of Partial Reform



The Crisis and Foreign Aid


The Emergence of the Postcolonial Aid Regime


The Impact of Aid on Decision Making


The Emergence of the Adjustment Regime


The Impact of the Adjustment Regime


Concluding Remarks: The Breakdown of the Adjustment Regime?



Democratization and the Prospects for Change


Africa's Democratization Wave, 1989-1995


The Economic Impact of Democratization


Comparing Government Performance


The Political Impact of Democratization


Concluding Remarks



Conclusion


A Summary of the Argument


Comparative Implications


Index