Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy: Insights from Contemporary Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction: Africa’s Second Half-Century: Enhancing Capacity for Sustainable Human Development and Human Security....Pages 1-17
Africa’s Leadership Deficit: Exploring Pathways to Good Governance and Transformative Politics....Pages 18-53
Africa’s Leadership Malaise and the Crisis of Governance....Pages 54-82
Improving the Effectiveness of the Public Sector in Africa through the Quality of Public Administration....Pages 83-116
The Public Sector and Development in Africa: The Case for a Developmental Public Service....Pages 117-154
Towards Best-Practice in Transboundary Water Governance in Africa: Exploring the Policy and Institutional Dimensions of Conflict and Cooperation over Water....Pages 155-200
Africa’s Water Crisis: The Miracle and the Mirage: What Policy Mix, Strategies and Institutional Steps are Vital?....Pages 201-233
Rethinking Development in Africa through Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs)....Pages 234-259
Climate-Resilient Development Financing for Africa: A Prospective Evaluation and Strategic Framework for Action....Pages 260-284
Conclusion: Prospects for ACBF and African Human Development/Security....Pages 285-293
Back Matter....Pages 294-297