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245 10 a| Governance for development in Africah| [electronic resource] :b| solving collective action problems /c| David Booth and Diana Cammack.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Zed Books,c| [2013];

300 a| xi, 160 pages ;c| 22 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- From 'good governance' to governance that works -- The country contexts -- Maternal health : why is Rwanda doing better than Malawi, Niger and Uganda? -- The politics of policy incoherence and provider indiscipline -- The space for local problem-solving and practical hybridity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Drawing on in-depth empirical research spanning a number of countries in Africa, Booth and Cammack's path-breaking book offers both an accessible overview of issues surrounding governance for development on the continent, whilst also offering a bold new alternative. In doing so, they controversially argue that externally imposed 'good governance' approaches make unrealistic assumptions about the choices leaders and officials are, in practice, able to make. As a result, reform initiatives and assistance programmes supported by donors regularly fail, while ignoring the potential for addressing the causes rather than the symptoms of this situation. In reality, the authors show, anti-developmental behaviours stem from unresolved - yet in principle soluble - collective action problems." -- Publisher website.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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700 1 a| Cammack, Diana Rose,d| 1945-=| ^A265293;

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Governance for development in Africa solving collective action problems / David Booth and Diana Cammack.

Author/creator	Booth, David, 1945-
Other author	Cammack, Diana Rose, 1945-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York : Zed Books, [2013]
Description	xi, 160 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Africa--Politics and government. --21st century.

Contents	Introduction -- From 'good governance' to governance that works -- The country contexts -- Maternal health : why is Rwanda doing better than Malawi, Niger and Uganda? -- The politics of policy incoherence and provider indiscipline -- The space for local problem-solving and practical hybridity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- index.
Abstract	"Drawing on in-depth empirical research spanning a number of countries in Africa, Booth and Cammack's path-breaking book offers both an accessible overview of issues surrounding governance for development on the continent, whilst also offering a bold new alternative. In doing so, they controversially argue that externally imposed 'good governance' approaches make unrealistic assumptions about the choices leaders and officials are, in practice, able to make. As a result, reform initiatives and assistance programmes supported by donors regularly fail, while ignoring the potential for addressing the causes rather than the symptoms of this situation. In reality, the authors show, anti-developmental behaviours stem from unresolved - yet in principle soluble - collective action problems." -- Publisher website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013387551
ISBN	9781780325958 (hardback)
ISBN	1780325959 (hardback)
ISBN	9781780325941 (paperback)
ISBN	1780325940 (paperback)

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