Fixing African economies : policy research for development / edited by Lucie Colvin Pillips & Diery Seck.

Other author Phillips, Lucie Colvin, 1943-
Other author Seck, Diery.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, ©2004.
Descriptionix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Africa.
Economic development--Research.
Research--Economic aspects.
Political planning--Africa. --Evaluation.

Contents Fixing African economies: the research-policy nexus / Lucie Colvin Phillips and Diery Seck -- Ghana: promoting accountability and transparency in government behavior / Fred O. Boadu ... [et al.] -- Nigeria: understanding attitudes toward democracy and markets / Peter M. Lewis and Michael Bratton -- Kenya: policy research and policy reform / T.C.I. Ryan -- Tanzania: policy research and the mining boom / Samuel M. Wangwe, Haji H. Semboja, and Lucie Colvin Phillips -- Madagascar: using policy research in formulating tax policy / Pépé Andrianomanana and Clive Gray -- Ghana and Uganda: considering monetary and exchange rate policies / Charles D. Jebuni, Polycarp Musinguzi, and J. Dirck Stryker -- South Africa: policy-oriented research on labor markets and poverty / Haroon Bhorat.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
LCCN 2003041424
ISBN1588261484 (alk. paper)