Can Civil Society Overcome Government Failure in Africa?

Can Civil Society Overcome Government Failure in Africa?

Government failures are widespread in Africa. Symptoms include absentee teachers, leakage of public funds, monopolized trucking, and employment-restricting regulations. Can civil society do anything about these failures? Would external donor support to civil society help? We argue that the challenge...

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Main Authors: Devarajan, Shantayanan, Khemani, Stuti, Walton, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2015
Subjects:
citizen engagement
citizen participation
civil society
democracy
democratic process
election
electoral process
political participation
political party
political power
political process
public interest
public official
public service
representative
voter turnout
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22563

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