Aaron Tesfaye

State and Economic Development in Africa (eBook, PDF)

The Case of Ethiopia

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book critically assesses the impact of Ethiopia's policy of Agriculture Development Led Industrialization. Employing qualitative and quantitative analysis, it presents empirical evidence suggesting persistent economic growth. The research highlights improvements in infrastructure, health care, education, poverty alleviation as well reductions in infant mortality rate. The impact of this economic growth has however had led to only slight improvements in the plight of the poor. The author argues that, while significant steps have been achieved with measurable economic gains, there are still undeniable obstacles within the federal system: prevailing patron-client relationships, constraints on state capacity to efficiently and effectively implement policy, and bureaucratic rent-seeking in the provision of public goods. The author concludes that these problems will have to be resolved before Ethiopia's political economy can achievethe stage of sustainable development

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 189
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319578255
• Artikelnr.: 53059377

Autorenporträt

Aaron Tesfaye is Associate Professor of Political Science, William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA. He is a Visiting Professor at the Africa Union/Institute of Peace and Security Studies and was a 2010-2011 Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Political Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction .- Chapter 2: State and Development in Ethiopia .- Chapter 3: State Structures and Development.- Chapter 4: Economic Policy and Performance .- Chapter 5: Industrial Policy and Globalization .- Chapter 6: Conclusion.