Zaki Ergas
Biographic Data
| ID | 998190 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zaki Ergas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zaki |
| FAMILY NAME | Ergas |
| SIGNATURE | ERGAS Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The African State in Transition
The African State in Transition
In the first twenty-five years of African independence the behaviour of the African state elites has not been, with a few notable exceptions, conducive to self-sustained development. What are the reas
African State in Transition
Reflections on African development
In Search of Development
The rapidly deteriorating social and economic situation in sub-Saharan Africa, and the need for large-scale action to reverse that ominous trend, are captured well in the following paragraph:It is becoming evident that Africa is in a state of breathtaking and grievous crisis whose... likes may not have been seen anywhere in the West since the 14th century Plague. Twenty-nine of the world's 36 poorest nations are to be found south of the Sahara de…
The State and Agrarian Policy
Can Education be Used as a Tool to Build a Socialist Society in Africa? The Tanzanian Case
By the time most African countries achieved independence in the early 1960s, education had become a sacred cow for both the governments and the people. For the former, education represented a major tool for nation-building and development which, in those days, meant essentially rapid industrialisation; for the latter, education-especially at the post-primary levels-was the main vehicle for social mobility, primarily because it made possible the a…
Why Did the Ujamaa Village Policy Fail? - Towards a Global Analysis
Genuineefforts have been made in recent years to build a more egalitarian and just society in Tanzania. A 'leadership code' forbids senior government and party officials to have a second income from business interests or rents; a steeply progressive tax system reduces income differentials from a ratio of 1/100 before independence to 1/10 in the 1970s; a period of national service is obligatory for secondaryschool and university graduates; fairly …
Why Did the Ujamaa Village Policy Fail? - Towards a Global Analysis
Genuineefforts have been made in recent years to build a more egalitarian and just society in Tanzania. A 'leadership code' forbids senior government and party officials to have a second income from business interests or rents; a steeply progressive tax system reduces income differentials from a ratio of 1/100 before independence to 1/10 in the 1970s; a period of national service is obligatory for secondaryschool and university graduates; fairly …
Can Education be Used as a Tool to Build a Socialist Society in Africa? The Tanzanian Case
By the time most African countries achieved independence in the early 1960s, education had become a sacred cow for both the governments and the people. For the former, education represented a major tool for nation-building and development which, in those days, meant essentially rapid industrialisation; for the latter, education-especially at the post-primary levels-was the main vehicle for social mobility, primarily because it made possible the a…
In Search of Development
The rapidly deteriorating social and economic situation in sub-Saharan Africa, and the need for large-scale action to reverse that ominous trend, are captured well in the following paragraph:It is becoming evident that Africa is in a state of breathtaking and grievous crisis whose... likes may not have been seen anywhere in the West since the 14th century Plague. Twenty-nine of the world's 36 poorest nations are to be found south of the Sahara de…
The State and Agrarian Policy
Why Did the Ujamaa Village Policy Fail? - Towards a Global Analysis
Genuineefforts have been made in recent years to build a more egalitarian and just society in Tanzania. A 'leadership code' forbids senior government and party officials to have a second income from business interests or rents; a steeply progressive tax system reduces income differentials from a ratio of 1/100 before independence to 1/10 in the 1970s; a period of national service is obligatory for secondaryschool and university graduates; fairly …
The State and Agrarian Policy
Can Education be Used as a Tool to Build a Socialist Society in Africa? The Tanzanian Case
By the time most African countries achieved independence in the early 1960s, education had become a sacred cow for both the governments and the people. For the former, education represented a major tool for nation-building and development which, in those days, meant essentially rapid industrialisation; for the latter, education-especially at the post-primary levels-was the main vehicle for social mobility, primarily because it made possible the a…
Reflections on African development
In Search of Development
The rapidly deteriorating social and economic situation in sub-Saharan Africa, and the need for large-scale action to reverse that ominous trend, are captured well in the following paragraph:It is becoming evident that Africa is in a state of breathtaking and grievous crisis whose... likes may not have been seen anywhere in the West since the 14th century Plague. Twenty-nine of the world's 36 poorest nations are to be found south of the Sahara de…
The African State in Transition
In the first twenty-five years of African independence the behaviour of the African state elites has not been, with a few notable exceptions, conducive to self-sustained development. What are the reas
African State in Transition
The African State in Transition
Economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Development economics (5 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economic system (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works)