Reforming Dysfunctional Institutions Through Democratisation? Reflections on Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4251369 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Sandbrook (University of Toronto), Jay Oelbaum (University of Toronto) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 603-646 |
| Publication date | 1997-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x97002565 |
| OpenAlex | W2102512907 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
How can Africa's societies reorient and rebuild state apparatuses where predatory, neo-patrimonial governance has held sway? This emerges as a key question if one accepts that dysfunctional institutions, and not just poor initial conditions, a hostile international environment, external shocks, or policy errors, have impeded Africa's economic recovery. Although analysts and organisations place differing weights on these various causes, few now dissent from the consensus that political-institutional reforms are a necessary condition for African development. Yet recognising the need for such change is one thing; knowing how to bring it about is quite another. Few guidelines exist to steer this complex and long-term task. Democratisation is now often cited as one means to foster institutional renewal, and this article draws on the Ghanaian experience to reflect upon the efficacy of this route
Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Dissent · Dysfunctional family · Economic system · Economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · International Development and Aid · Law · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2020 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |