Thandika Mkandawire
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 131707 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Thandika Mkandawire |
| PRENOMES | Thandika |
| SOBRENOME | Mkandawire |
| ASSINATURA | MKANDAWIRE T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 274 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 4 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1982 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Zimbabwe’s transition overload
The article argues that to understand the troubled history of Zimbabwe we have to pay attention to the multiple and incomplete ‘transitions’ that the country underwent within three decades. Each of these transitions was probably inevitable and the trajectory they followed may be the right one for each of the transitions. However, the transitions in Zimbabwe were intertwined in a not always mutually supportive way. Indeed, we also argue that event…
State Capacity, History, Structure, and Political Contestation in Africa
Reimagining Pan-Africanism
Internal Evaluation
Neopatrimonialism and the Political Economy of Economic Performance in Africa
During the past two decades, neopatrimonialism has become the convenient, all purpose, and ubiquitous moniker for African governance. The school of thought behind this research program, which the author refers to as the neopatrimonialism school, has produced an impressive literature on Africa. Its analysis informs policymakers and its language permeates media reportage on African states. While neopatrimonialism has long been a focus of developmen…
Learning from the South Korean Developmental Success
This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capabilit
Can Africa Turn from Recovery to Development
For more than a decade, African policy making was limited to a narrow space prescribed by the Washington Consensus. Things are changing now, facilitated by the collapse of that doctrine
The Spread of Economic Doctrines and Policymaking in Postcolonial Africa
Editors' note:An earlier version of this article was presented as the inauguralAfrican Studies ReviewDistinguished Lecture at the 54th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association in Washington, D.C
Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa
Horizontal inequalities are root causes of violent conflict in Africa. Yet, people take actions not because of statistical data on inequalities, of which they might not be aware, but because of injust
Tributes to Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
Welfare Regimes and Economic Development
When in 1999 I proposed to the board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) a research agenda on ‘Social Policy in a Development Context’, Frances Stewart was then a member of the board. A question was raised as to why context was in the singular form. I argued that we wanted to examine the role of social policy where economic development was intentionally on the agenda. We also wanted to examine how social polic…
On Tax Efforts and Colonial Heritage in Africa
One commonly observed phenomena about taxation in Africa are regional differences and the fact that southern African countries have higher levels of shares of taxation in GDP. This article argues that the major source of differences in ‘tax effort’ is the colonial histories of various countries. Using standard measures of ‘tax effort in a panel data framework and dividing colonial Africa along forms of incorporation into the colonial system, it s…
Aid, Accountability, and Democracy in Africa
In this paper I consider the problem of accountability in African democracies that are heavily dependent on aid from richer democracies. I will argue that although many donors have invested considerable resources in support of democratization, they have also, simultaneously, proceeded to circumscribe the reach and competence of democratic institutions and their accountability to the citizenry in aid-receiving countries. I will also suggest that t…
How the New Poverty Agenda Neglected Social and Employment Policies in Africa
This article argues that a shift towards issues of poverty is a welcome antidote to policy‐making that had expunged poverty from the central agenda to focus on stabilization, debt management and static allocative efficiency. Unfortunately, in correcting a narrow policy agenda the new focus pushes a good point too far when it focuses attention only on the proximate causes of poverty and narrows the development agenda. Development was aimed at more…
Introduction
This Supplement in the International Journal of Social Welfare presents the main findings of a United Nations Research Institute for Social Development research project on social policy in late industrializers, covering countries in East Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and sub‐Saharan Africa, as well as the Nordic countries. One of the findings from the research is that social policy has been used as an integral part of …
From the national question to the social question
From the national question to the social question Thandika Mkandawire (bio) Introduction Let me first thank the Harold Wolpe Trust for inviting me to give this lecture in honour of a man whom I have held in the highest esteem. I never met Harold Wolpe but, like many members of my generation, I knew of his Scarlet Pimpernel escapades not as a rescuer of the aristocracy but as a champion of the downtrodden, his deep commitment to liberation, and hi…
Social Sciences and the Next Development Agenda
The author argues that today's development agenda is animated by concerns for economic growth and structural change, democracy and human rights and social inclusion. In academia this has produced ‘literatures’ that separately address problems of developmental states, democratic transitions and social policy and welfare regimes. The author argues for the need to bridge these literatures to exploit the intellectual synergies to address these issues…
Transformative Social Policy and Innovation in Developing Countries
The Intellectual Itinerary of Jeffrey Sachs
The End of Poverty: How We Can Make it Happen in Our LifeTimeby Jeffrey SachsPenguin Books, 2005, 396 pp., ISBN 1-59420-045-9 In many parts of the world, poverty, undeterred by the vast technological resources at humanity’s disposal and unfazed by the many declarations of war against it, still ravages the lives of millions. It is the juxtaposition of the obvious human capacity to “make poverty history” and the empty rhetoric on poverty eradicatio…
Social development policies
The International Forum on the Social Science – Policy Nexus (IFSP) is intended to highlight the importance of social science engagement in a number of today’s critical issues, especially as they relate to developing countries. Social scientists are inundated with exhortations to be relevant to the societies they live in. They are implored not to subject social science to the imperatives of analytical tools and methods. Policymakers bemoan the dr…
Disempowering new Democracies and the Persistence of Poverty
Maladjusted African Economies and Globalisation
The policies of adjustment pursued in the 1980s and 1990s promised African countries not only 'accelerated development' but also a means to end Africa's marginalisation from the process of globalisation by encouraging foreign investment and the expansion and diversification of exports. While for much of the 1980s and early 1990s, the poor performance of African economies was blamed on the failure of African governments to adopt 'the right policie…
Social Policy in a Development Context
Social Policy in a Development Context is a new series which places social policy at the centre of research while maintaining The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development's (UNRISD) unified approach to social development.The series provides a new and exciting contribution to the literature in economic development and social policy.In economic development, social policy has been recognized as an integral part of development, but th…
Rejoinder to Stephen Ellis
Stephen Ellis's response can be divided into two parts. One concerns my interpretation of the violence of rebel movements in Africa; the other relates to my misunderstanding of his position. With respect to the former, Ellis raises four objections. I will start with these
Globalisation, Equity and Social Development
Neopatrimonialism and the Political Economy of Economic Performance in Africa
During the past two decades, neopatrimonialism has become the convenient, all purpose, and ubiquitous moniker for African governance. The school of thought behind this research program, which the author refers to as the neopatrimonialism school, has produced an impressive literature on Africa. Its analysis informs policymakers and its language permeates media reportage on African states. While neopatrimonialism has long been a focus of developmen…
The terrible toll of post-colonial 'rebel movements' in Africa
Many post-independence rebel movements in Africa have unleashed extremely brutal forms of violence, especially against the peasantry. Such violence, which has bewildered many observers, cannot be explained by reference to African 'culture', nor as an expression of rational self-interest. Instead, it must be seen in the light of the essentially urban issues that have fomented rebellion, which cannot however be successfully pursued in major towns, …
The Spread of Economic Doctrines and Policymaking in Postcolonial Africa
Editors' note:An earlier version of this article was presented as the inauguralAfrican Studies ReviewDistinguished Lecture at the 54th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association in Washington, D.C
Transformative Social Policy and Innovation in Developing Countries
Maladjusted African Economies and Globalisation
The policies of adjustment pursued in the 1980s and 1990s promised African countries not only 'accelerated development' but also a means to end Africa's marginalisation from the process of globalisation by encouraging foreign investment and the expansion and diversification of exports. While for much of the 1980s and early 1990s, the poor performance of African economies was blamed on the failure of African governments to adopt 'the right policie…
Aid, Accountability, and Democracy in Africa
In this paper I consider the problem of accountability in African democracies that are heavily dependent on aid from richer democracies. I will argue that although many donors have invested considerable resources in support of democratization, they have also, simultaneously, proceeded to circumscribe the reach and competence of democratic institutions and their accountability to the citizenry in aid-receiving countries. I will also suggest that t…
How the New Poverty Agenda Neglected Social and Employment Policies in Africa
This article argues that a shift towards issues of poverty is a welcome antidote to policy‐making that had expunged poverty from the central agenda to focus on stabilization, debt management and static allocative efficiency. Unfortunately, in correcting a narrow policy agenda the new focus pushes a good point too far when it focuses attention only on the proximate causes of poverty and narrows the development agenda. Development was aimed at more…
From the national question to the social question
From the national question to the social question Thandika Mkandawire (bio) Introduction Let me first thank the Harold Wolpe Trust for inviting me to give this lecture in honour of a man whom I have held in the highest esteem. I never met Harold Wolpe but, like many members of my generation, I knew of his Scarlet Pimpernel escapades not as a rescuer of the aristocracy but as a champion of the downtrodden, his deep commitment to liberation, and hi…
Introduction
This Supplement in the International Journal of Social Welfare presents the main findings of a United Nations Research Institute for Social Development research project on social policy in late industrializers, covering countries in East Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and sub‐Saharan Africa, as well as the Nordic countries. One of the findings from the research is that social policy has been used as an integral part of …
Adjustment Alternatives and Alternatives to Adjustment
Zimbabwe’s transition overload
The article argues that to understand the troubled history of Zimbabwe we have to pay attention to the multiple and incomplete ‘transitions’ that the country underwent within three decades. Each of these transitions was probably inevitable and the trajectory they followed may be the right one for each of the transitions. However, the transitions in Zimbabwe were intertwined in a not always mutually supportive way. Indeed, we also argue that event…
Social development policies
The International Forum on the Social Science – Policy Nexus (IFSP) is intended to highlight the importance of social science engagement in a number of today’s critical issues, especially as they relate to developing countries. Social scientists are inundated with exhortations to be relevant to the societies they live in. They are implored not to subject social science to the imperatives of analytical tools and methods. Policymakers bemoan the dr…
Our Continent, Our Future
Africa and the Changes in Eastern Europe
Las corporaciones transnacionales en África
Africa’s Recovery in the 1990s
While the design of adjustment policies in the latter part of the 1980s has generally shown greater attention to their impact on growth and social implications, this book argues that several orthodox
Africa and the Changes in Eastern Europe
Adjustment Alternatives and Alternatives to Adjustment
Social Sciences and Democracy
Our Continent, Our Future
Thinking about developmental states in Africa
During much of the 1980s and 90s, a literature emerged suggesting that ‘developmental states’ were impossible in Africa. The arguments given ranged from cultural ones about the pervasive nature of clientalism to structural ones on the dependence of African economies or the atypical levels of rent seeking in African economies. This paper argues that Africa has had states that were ‘developmental’ in both their aspirations and economic performance.…
Globalisation, Equity and Social Development
The terrible toll of post-colonial 'rebel movements' in Africa
Many post-independence rebel movements in Africa have unleashed extremely brutal forms of violence, especially against the peasantry. Such violence, which has bewildered many observers, cannot be explained by reference to African 'culture', nor as an expression of rational self-interest. Instead, it must be seen in the light of the essentially urban issues that have fomented rebellion, which cannot however be successfully pursued in major towns, …
Rejoinder to Stephen Ellis
Stephen Ellis's response can be divided into two parts. One concerns my interpretation of the violence of rebel movements in Africa; the other relates to my misunderstanding of his position. With respect to the former, Ellis raises four objections. I will start with these
Social Policy in a Development Context
Social Policy in a Development Context is a new series which places social policy at the centre of research while maintaining The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development's (UNRISD) unified approach to social development.The series provides a new and exciting contribution to the literature in economic development and social policy.In economic development, social policy has been recognized as an integral part of development, but th…
Disempowering new Democracies and the Persistence of Poverty
Maladjusted African Economies and Globalisation
The policies of adjustment pursued in the 1980s and 1990s promised African countries not only 'accelerated development' but also a means to end Africa's marginalisation from the process of globalisation by encouraging foreign investment and the expansion and diversification of exports. While for much of the 1980s and early 1990s, the poor performance of African economies was blamed on the failure of African governments to adopt 'the right policie…
The Intellectual Itinerary of Jeffrey Sachs
The End of Poverty: How We Can Make it Happen in Our LifeTimeby Jeffrey SachsPenguin Books, 2005, 396 pp., ISBN 1-59420-045-9 In many parts of the world, poverty, undeterred by the vast technological resources at humanity’s disposal and unfazed by the many declarations of war against it, still ravages the lives of millions. It is the juxtaposition of the obvious human capacity to “make poverty history” and the empty rhetoric on poverty eradicatio…
Social development policies
The International Forum on the Social Science – Policy Nexus (IFSP) is intended to highlight the importance of social science engagement in a number of today’s critical issues, especially as they relate to developing countries. Social scientists are inundated with exhortations to be relevant to the societies they live in. They are implored not to subject social science to the imperatives of analytical tools and methods. Policymakers bemoan the dr…
Transformative Social Policy and Innovation in Developing Countries
Social Sciences and the Next Development Agenda
The author argues that today's development agenda is animated by concerns for economic growth and structural change, democracy and human rights and social inclusion. In academia this has produced ‘literatures’ that separately address problems of developmental states, democratic transitions and social policy and welfare regimes. The author argues for the need to bridge these literatures to exploit the intellectual synergies to address these issues…
Introduction
This Supplement in the International Journal of Social Welfare presents the main findings of a United Nations Research Institute for Social Development research project on social policy in late industrializers, covering countries in East Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and sub‐Saharan Africa, as well as the Nordic countries. One of the findings from the research is that social policy has been used as an integral part of …
From the national question to the social question
From the national question to the social question Thandika Mkandawire (bio) Introduction Let me first thank the Harold Wolpe Trust for inviting me to give this lecture in honour of a man whom I have held in the highest esteem. I never met Harold Wolpe but, like many members of my generation, I knew of his Scarlet Pimpernel escapades not as a rescuer of the aristocracy but as a champion of the downtrodden, his deep commitment to liberation, and hi…
On Tax Efforts and Colonial Heritage in Africa
One commonly observed phenomena about taxation in Africa are regional differences and the fact that southern African countries have higher levels of shares of taxation in GDP. This article argues that the major source of differences in ‘tax effort’ is the colonial histories of various countries. Using standard measures of ‘tax effort in a panel data framework and dividing colonial Africa along forms of incorporation into the colonial system, it s…
Aid, Accountability, and Democracy in Africa
In this paper I consider the problem of accountability in African democracies that are heavily dependent on aid from richer democracies. I will argue that although many donors have invested considerable resources in support of democratization, they have also, simultaneously, proceeded to circumscribe the reach and competence of democratic institutions and their accountability to the citizenry in aid-receiving countries. I will also suggest that t…
How the New Poverty Agenda Neglected Social and Employment Policies in Africa
This article argues that a shift towards issues of poverty is a welcome antidote to policy‐making that had expunged poverty from the central agenda to focus on stabilization, debt management and static allocative efficiency. Unfortunately, in correcting a narrow policy agenda the new focus pushes a good point too far when it focuses attention only on the proximate causes of poverty and narrows the development agenda. Development was aimed at more…
Welfare Regimes and Economic Development
When in 1999 I proposed to the board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) a research agenda on ‘Social Policy in a Development Context’, Frances Stewart was then a member of the board. A question was raised as to why context was in the singular form. I argued that we wanted to examine the role of social policy where economic development was intentionally on the agenda. We also wanted to examine how social polic…
Preventing Violent Conflict in Africa
Horizontal inequalities are root causes of violent conflict in Africa. Yet, people take actions not because of statistical data on inequalities, of which they might not be aware, but because of injust
Tributes to Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
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