TY - BOOK AU - Booth,David AU - Cammack,Diana Rose TI - Governance for development in Africa: solving collective action problems SN - 1299941168 AV - JQ1875 .B63 PY - 2013/// CY - London, New York PB - Zed Books KW - Public administration KW - Africa KW - Economic assistance KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Executive Branch KW - bisacsh KW - Economic history KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-154) and index; 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 N2 - Drawing on in-depth empirical research spanning a number of countries in Africa, this path-breaking book controversially argues that externally imposed good-governance approaches make unrealistic assumptions about the choices leaders are able to make, while ignoring the potential for addressing causes rather than symptoms. It offers a comprehensive, critical examination of the institutional barriers to economic and social progress in Africa and makes a compelling plea for fresh policy thinking UR - http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9781780325965 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10771871 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=644806 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=525367 UR - https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1426832 UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781780325965 UR - http://libguides.aucegypt.edu/aecontent.php?pid=376187&sid=3081544 UR - http://VH7QX3XE2P.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=VH7QX3XE2P&S=JCs&C=TC0001107140&T=marc&tab=BOOKS UR - http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz421240849cov.htm UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781780325972 UR - https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350220522?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections UR - https://archive.org/details/governancefordev0000boot UR - https://openlibrary.org/books/OL30409850M ER -