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Reforming the African Public Sector: Retrospect and Prospects is an in-depth and wide-ranging review of the available literature on African public sector reforms. It illustrates several differing country experiences to buttress the main observations and conclusions. It adopts a structural/institutio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ayee, Joseph R. A., 1952-
Autor Corporativo: Codesria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dakar, Senegal : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, ©2008.
Colección:Green book (Codesria)
Temas:
Civil service reform > Africa.
Administrative agencies > Africa > Management.
Public administration > Africa > Management.
Fonction publique > Réforme > Afrique.
Administration publique > Afrique > Gestion.
Administration publique (Science) > Afrique > Gestion.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Administrative agencies > Management.
Civil service reform.
Public administration > Management.
Africa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. The public sector and administrative reform. Introduction
  • Defining the public sector and its scope
  • The public sector in development
  • The Concept of administrative reform
  • Litarature review of the factors influencing public sector reform in Africa
  • The Structural or institutional approach
  • - Chapter 2. The politics of state capacity building in frica: issues and challenges. Introduction
  • Strategies of Administration and Governance
  • The State, the Market and Public Purpose in Africa
  • Reasons Underlying State Intervention in Africa
  • Building State Capacity
  • Literature Review of State Capacity in Africa
  • The Governance Agenda
  • Contextual Variables Affecting State Capacity
  • - Chapter 3. Theoretical Drivers of Public Sector Reform Initiatives in Africa. Introduction
  • New Institutional Economics
  • Development Theory
  • New Public Management
  • The Classical or Traditional Public Administration Model
  • Post-Public Administration Models
  • - Chapter 4. Phases of Public Sector Reform in Africa. Introduction
  • Phase One Reforms: 1980s to Early 1990s
  • Phase Two Reforms: Mid-1990s to 2000
  • Phase Three Reforms: 2000 to Present
  • E-Government
  • Outcome of the Reform Phases
  • - Chapter 5. Strategies of Public Sector Reform: The Balance Sheet. Introduction
  • State Enterprise Reforms
  • Positive Cases of Privatisation
  • Major Obstacles to Accelerated Privatisation
  • Lessons of Privatisation in Ghana for the African Continent
  • Corporate Plans, Performance Contracts and Non-privatised SOEs
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Case Study of Partnerships and Services in Ghana
  • Case Studies of Partnerships in Health
  • Experiences and Dimensions of Decentralisation
  • in the Context of the Public Sector Reform Agenda
  • Two Case Studies of Decentralisation in Africa
  • Decentralisation, Local Government and the Democratic Wave in the Late 1980s and Beyond
  • 'Successful' Cases of Decentralisation
  • Strategies for Strengthening Decentralisation and Local Government
  • Civil Service Reforms: Dimensions and Consequences
  • Continuity and Change in Civil Service Ethos, Esprit de Corps and Professionalism
  • Enhancing Public Service Accountability
  • - Chapter 6. The Future of the African Public Sector: Alternative Approaches to Renewal and Reconstruction. Introduction
  • The New Partnership for Africa's Development
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Effective Local Community Governance
  • Redefinition of the Role of the State in Development
  • Reforms Must Be Home-Grown, and Made to Fit Real Needs
  • Developing a Public Sector Ethos in Africa
  • Assisting African Countries with Institution-Building.

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