In Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies, M. Anne Pitcher offers an engaging new theory to explain the different trajectories of private sector development across contemporary Africa. Pitcher argues that the outcomes of economic reforms depend not only on the kinds of institutional arrangements adopted by states in order to create or expand their private sectors, but also on the nature of party system competition and the quality of democracy in particular countries. To illustrate her claim, Pitcher draws on several original data sets covering twenty-seven countries in Africa, and detailed case studies of the privatization process in Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa. This study underscores the importance of formal institutions and political context to the design and outcome of economic policies in developing countries.
| ISBN: | 9780521738262 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2012 |
| Author: | M Anne Colgate University, New York Pitcher |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
Comparative politics Political parties and party platforms Development economics and emerging economies |
In Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies, M. Anne Pitcher offers an engaging new theory to explain the different trajectories of private sector development across contemporary Africa. Pitcher argues that the outcomes of economic reforms depend not only on the kinds of institutional arrangements adopted by states in order to create or expand their private sectors, but also on the nature of party system competition and the quality of democracy in particular countries. To illustrate her claim, Pitcher draws on several original data sets covering twenty-seven countries in Africa, and detailed case studies of the privatization process in Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa. This study underscores the importance of formal institutions and political context to the design and outcome of economic policies in developing countries.
Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies features in the following genres: Comparative politics, Political parties and party platforms, Development economics and emerging economies
Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies is available in Paperback
Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies was written by M Anne Colgate University, New York Pitcher and published by Cambridge University Press
Party Politics and Economic Reform in Africa's Democracies has 328 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series