Rethinking Institutions, Processes and Development in Africa

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Rethinking Institutions, Processes and Development in Africa

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African scholarship concerning the nexus between institutions and development is still dominated by the economic perspective of development despite the emergence of the humanistic perspective of development. The humanistic perspective is a more embracing, encompassing, and comprehensive view of development than its economic counterpart and offers a better explanation of the African situation. It is essential to examine the relationships between democratic political institutions and human development.
This collection examines democratic institutions and processes in post-independence Africa. The contributors examine the political institutional processes in post-colonial Africa, evaluating the workings of institutions such as education, bureaucracy, interest groups, trade unions, and problems of enforcements in Africa. It also discusses the relevance of creative arts for political socialization as well as the role effects of privatization on service delivery in contemporary African societies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Institutions and Development in Africa
Ernest Toochi Aniche and Toyin Falola

Part I: Institutions and Processes in Africa

1.Reflections on Powers of Trade Union Federations in Democracies: A Comparative Discourse
Jerry Mmanoko Mathekga

2.The Nigerian Education, Industry and Bureaucracy: The Counsellor's Perspective
Ngozi Joy Maduka

3.Privatization of the Electric Power Sector and Service Delivery in Nigeria
Ifeanyichukwu Micheal Abada, Nneka Ifeoma Okafor and Christopher Ewuzie Obianagwa

4.The Relevance of Creativity Economics of Contemporary Nigerian Diaspora Art on Political Socialization
Timothy Olusola Ogunfuwa

Part II: Institutions and Development Challenges in Africa

5.Emerging Democratic Institutions and Culture in Africa: Challenges and Prospects
Toyin Falola

6.Historicizing Development and the Dilemma of Adopting Western Models in Nigeria
Cinderella Temitope Ochu

7.Local Government-State Joint Account and Crisis of Grassroots Development in Niger

Product details

Published Oct 18 2021
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 276
ISBN 9781538151136
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrations 16 b/w illustrations;
Series Africa: Past, Present & Prospects
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Ernest Aniche

Anthology Editor

Toyin Falola

Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University D…

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