The Challenges of Administrative Political and Developmental Renewal in Africa : Essays on Rethinking Government and Reorganization.

Intro -- THE CHALLENGES OF ADMINISTRATIVE POLITICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL RENEWAL IN AFRICA: ESSAYS ON RETHINKING GOVERNMENT AND REORGANIZATION -- THE CHALLENGES OF ADMINISTRATIVE POLITICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL RENEWAL IN AFRICA: ESSAYS ON RETHINKING GOVERNMENT AND REORGANIZATION -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: REFLECTIONS ON DECENTRALISATION WITH PRIORITY FOCUS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION. LESSONS FROM CAMEROON: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: SITUATING THE PLACE OF THE STATE -- DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE: THE VITAL BUT MISSING LINK -- A RETURN TO REASONING -- DEVOLUTION OF POWER AND AUTHORITY: THE NEW WEAPON FOR DEVELOPMENT -- ADVANTAGES OF DEVOLUTION OF GOVERNMENT -- BY WAY OF CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: WHITHER AFRICA: RETHINKING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN A GLOBALISED WORLD. NEW SOCIAL SCIENCES PERSPECTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: FACING THE CHALLENGES -- GENEALOGY MOTIVATING ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS -- THEORIES OF TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT -- HYPOTHESIS -- CHANGES, CHALLENGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- CONCLUSION AND WAYS FORWARD -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: RETHINKING POVERTY IN THE MIDST OF PLENTY. WHAT LESSONS, OPTIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: ANTHROPOLOGY OF POVERTY -- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- FAULT-LINES - THE HARSH FACE OF REALITY -- LOFTY TARGETS - MISSING LINKS -- SITUATING CAMEROON: IN THE NAME OF PROGRESS -- THE FAILED POOR -- PRIVATISATION OF ADMINISTRATION AND CORRUPTION -- GENDER FACTOR - TOWARD EMPOWERMENT -- A GROWING PRESENCE OF CSOS -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE.

THE RENAISSANCE AGENDA -- GOVERNMENT MITIGATING MEASURES -- HUMAN CAPITAL AND LEADERSHIP -- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: FUNCTION AND COMPENSATION -- CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS -- SOME TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS: THE WAY FORWARD -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: BREAKING BARRIERS: RETHINKING CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE FOR INTEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA. WHAT PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: TROUBLING ISSUES OF OUR TIME -- CONCEPTUAL PREMISES OF DEPARTURE -- CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE: THE SYNERGY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: NAVIGATING LIBERIA TOWARDS CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING QUALITY LIVELIHOOD FOR THE PEOPLE* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- THE CONTEXT - THE CHEQUERED PAST AND UNDERLYING ISSUES -- RECONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES -- Democratic Governance -- Economy -- Food Security - Agriculture -- Human and Institutional Capacity Development -- National Security -- Environmental Protection -- Building an Industrial Base -- Cross-cutting Issues -- Gender Inequality and Empowerment -- Security and Peace -- Diseases - HIV/AIDS, etc… -- Priority Areas for Action -- THE WAY FORWARD -- Synopsis -- 1. The Challenges: Confronting National Problems -- 2. The Way -- 3. Participants: Power to the People with Equal Opportunities for all -- 4. Objective. Sustainable Development and Quality of Life with Dignity for all -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: THE WIND OF CHANGE: AJOURNEY THROUGH AFRICA'S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AND A SEARCH FOR AN ALTERNATIVE* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LOOKING BEYOND THE PAST -- THE TRINITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE BAOBAB TREE -- FIFTY YEARS ON -- BY WAY OF CONCLUSION -- TAPING FROM THE DIASPORA -- GENDER EMPOWERMENT.

A FINAL WORD -- Chapter 8: SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS ON VALUING INNOVATION SYSTEMS IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY.WHICH WAY FORWARD FOR AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- INTRODUCTION -- FACING THE REALITIES -- WHERE IS AFRICA COMING FROM? -- WHERE IS AFRICA NOW? -- WHERE IS AFRICA HEADED? -- ABSENCE OF A NATIONAL POLICY -- COMPARATIVE INNOVATION - IS IT POSSIBLE? -- BUILDING KNOWLEDGE CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE CONSUMPTION -- WAYS FORWARD -- THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES -- The Commandments of Leadership for a New and Brave Africa -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: THE CHALLENGES OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND CENTRALISED-BUREAUCRATIC AUTHORITY IN TRANSITIONAL POLITIES IN AFRICA: EXPERIENCES FROM CAMEROON* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: IN SEARCH OF A LEADER -- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- UNDERSTANDING CAMEROON'S POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT -- GOVERNANCE SYSTEM -- CERTAIN ENDURING CHARACTERISTICS -- CONCLUSION -- SOME PROACTIVE POLICY MEASURES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: RETHINKING PUBLIC SERVICE REFORMS FOR A DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENTAL STATE IN AFRICA* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION: FACING THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES -- 2. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: METHODOLOGY AND DEFINITION OF TERMS -- 3. GETTING SYSTEMS RIGHT: THE MISSING INGREDIENTS -- 3.1. Leadership -- 3.2. Governance System -- 3.3. Empowerment -- 3.4. Human Capital Development -- 3.5. Interface with the International Community -- 4. RETHINKING THE NEXUS -- 5. THE ANALYSIS: A PROBLEMATIC NEXUS -- 5.1. Strength -- 5.2. Weaknesses -- 5.3. Opportunities -- 5.4. Threats -- 6. CONCLUSION: PROVIDING WAYS FORWARD -- 7. SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11: CONSTRUCTING A DEVELOPMENTAL NATION: THE CHALLENGES OF POLITICAL AND MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA -- ABSTRACT -- NUGGETS IN A NUTSHELL: IN SEARCH OF LEADERS AND MANAGERS.

INTRODUCTION: THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THE THRESHOLD OF MODERNITY -- INTRODUCTION: THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THE THRESHOLD OF MODERNITY -- ORGANISATION -- THEORETICAL FOUNDATION -- THE AGE OF RISING EXPECTATIONS -- THE AGE OF DELUSION -- THE NEW AGENDA -- ENTER WHISTLE BLOWING -- THE AGE OF RENASCENT AFRICA -- CONCLUSION -- ADDRESSING THE LINKAGES AND SYNERGY OF LEADERSHIP -- EMERGING POSITIVE SIGNS -- PROACTIVE STRATEGIC POLICY MEASURES -- REFERENCES -- CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS: WHAT FUTURE FOR AFRICA? -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVISAGING A SHOPPING CATALOGUE -- SYNTHESIS AND PROGNOSIS: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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