Businеss аnd thе Stаtе in Africа: Economic Policy-Mаking in thе Nеo-Libеrаl Erа
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2008-07-14
List price: $90.00
The dominant developmental approach in Africa over the last twenty years has been to advocate the role of markets and the private sector in restoring economic growth. Recent thinking has also stressed the need for ’ownership’ of economic reform by the populations of developing countries, particularly the business community. This book studies the business-government interactions of four African countries: Ghana, Zambia, South Africa and Mauritius. Employing a historical institutionalist approach, Antoinette Handley considers why and how business in South Africa and Mauritius has dev...