Understanding Economic Reforms in Africa A Tale of Seven Nations [Hardcover]

This book examines the impetuses for, and the features and outcomes of, economic reforms in Africa, using the case studies of seven countries to address three main issues: (a) Why do countries embark on economic reforms? (b) What are the features of the reforms undertaken in the various African countries? (c) How well did the reforms perform?List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction: Understanding Economic Reforms in Africa; J.Mensah PART I: EARLY REFORMERS Introduction; J.Mensah Understanding the Reform Process in Kenya; M.Were, R.Ngugi & P.Makau Understanding Economic and Institutional Reforms in Uganda; J.Kiiza, G.Asiimwe & D.Kibikyo Understanding Economic Reforms: The Case of Ghana; J.Mensah, R.Oppong-Koranteng & K.Frempah-Yeboah Understanding Reforms: A Country Case Study of Morocco; B.Mansouri, B.Elmorchid, M.Ziky & S.M.Rigar PART II: LATE REFORMERS Introduction; J.Mensah Political Economy of Reform in Polarised and War-Prone Societies: The Case of Burundi; F.Ngaruko & J-D.Nkurunziza Understanding Economic and Political Reforms in Tanzania; H.K.R.Amani, S.M.Wangwe, D.Rweyemamu, R.Aiko & G.G.Wanga Understanding Economic Reforms: The Case of Zimbabwe; T.Mumvuma, C.Mujajati & B.Mufute Conclusion: Bringing It All Together; J.Mensah IndexROSE AIKO Research Economist, Bank of Tanzania, TanzaniaHAIDARI K. R. AMANI Professor of Economics and Executive Director, Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), TanzaniaGODFREY ASIIMWE Lecturer in History and Development Studies, Makerere University, UgandaBRAHIM ELMORCHID Professor of Economics, Cadi Ayyad University, MoroccoKWAME FREMPAH-YEBOAH Development Practitioner, Ministry of Works and Housing, GhanaDAVID KIBIKYO Fellow, Centre for Basic Research (CBR), Uganda and PhD Candidate, Roskilde University, DenmarkJULIUS KIIZA Lecturer in Political Economy of Development and Policy Analysis, Makerere University, UgandaPHYLLIS MAKAU Senior Economist, Kenyan MinistlÓh