Originally published in 2006, this book brings together the insights gained from decades of continuous study of, and reflections on, the relationship between politicians and civil servants that are linked, in varying degrees, to the development process in Africa.
Originally published in 2006, this book brings together the insights gained from decades of continuous study of, and reflections on, the relationship between politicians and civil servants that are linked, in varying degrees, to the development process. While four of the eight chapters in the book focus on Guinea, Malawi, Nigeria and Senegal, another four treat the central theme of the book in a comparative perspective, drawing on experiences of some sub-Saharan African countries and some international comparisons, especially the experiences of Britain and France. Furthermore, the book sheds light on the extent to which inherited administrative principles and practices have remained influential in African countries. The book discusses some desirable future directions, including some reform initiatives in both the civil service and the political arena, for enhancing the development performance of African governments.
Students of public administration, political science and development studies will find the book both useful and challenging.
Arvustused
Original Review of Politics, Bureaucracy and Development in Africa:
the book is valuable for serious scholars interested in knowing alternative viewpoints that are at once meaningful and apposite to the study of developments in Africa. Valentine Obienyem, Social Scientia, Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities Volume 2 Number 1 2017
1.Introduction: Overview of the Main Issues
2. Politics and
Administration in West Africa: The Guinean Model
3. Bureaucrats and the
Senegalese Political Process
4. Accountability and Control Measures in Public
Bureaucracies A Comparative Analysis of Anglophone and Francophone Africa
5. Towards Development-Oriented Bureaucracies in Africa
6. The Civil Service
and Development in Nigeria
7. Political Transition, Economic Liberalisation
and Civil Service Reform in Malawi
8. Reflections on the Politics and
Administration Nexus in Africa
9. Africas Evolving Career Civil Service
System: Three Challenges State Continuity, Efficient Service Delivery and
Accountability
10. Postscript: Reorienting the Leadership of Governmental
Administration for Improved Development Performance.
Ladipo Adamolekun is a Professor of Public Administration and a former Dean of the Faculty of Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria. For about two decades, he held senior appointments in the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He has written and published extensively on politics and public administration in Africa. He has won many honours and distinctions at home and abroad over the years, including the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) award, officially described as the "highest national prize for academic and intellectual attainment".
