Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/53084 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Discussion Paper No. 2001/126
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The recent emphasis on governance in Africa is unique in that it was initiated by donors and not by domestic leaders under pressure from their own constituencies. Thus while many countries have embraced the market economy and liberalized their policies, issues related to political participation, democracy, and institution building have proven harder to tackle. This paper is a review of the good governance debate in Africa. It argues that good governance presupposes the existence of effective domestic institutions. It is only when these are in place and functioning that we shall begin to see a change towards more inclusive policy making.
Subjects: 
governance
accountability
economic reform
politics
JEL: 
P16
O55
K4
ISBN: 
9291900753
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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