In search of African developmental states : Challenges and missed opportunities / Godfrey Okoth

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Okoth, Godfrey

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TextLanguage: English Series: Africa Insight. p. 60 - 76 ; Vol. 39Publication details: Pretoria : Africa Institute of South Africa, 2009Description: 17 pages; 24 cmISSN:

0256-2804

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PER 334 Africa Insight

Summary: The article starts from the premise that development, by definition, must be people-driven. This is because it is their welfare in the political, economic, social and wellbeing which is at stake. This requires development from below rather than statist notion of development from above. The major thesis of this article is that over the decades, the state in Africa has performed dismally in matters pertaining to development. A conceptualisation of the developmental states is attempted, theoretical issues are articulated, the challenges of the developmental state grappled with, and missed opportunities reflected in the several development projects that are analysed

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The article starts from the premise that development, by definition, must be people-driven. This is because it is their welfare in the political, economic, social and wellbeing which is at stake. This requires development from below rather than statist notion of development from above. The major thesis of this article is that over the decades, the state in Africa has performed dismally in matters pertaining to development. A conceptualisation of the developmental states is attempted, theoretical issues are articulated, the challenges of the developmental state grappled with, and missed opportunities reflected in the several development projects that are analysed

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