Public Administration in Africa: Performance and Challenges

This public administration and policy volume studies the unique African perspective, as presented by leading regional scholars. The editors bring together a cohesive study of the major issues and regions by taking an analytic approach with the strong problem-solution application. Regions addressed range from South Africa, Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, and Botswana. Themes include colonialism, reform, poverty, economy, decentralization, financing, media, political structures, and more. This book is sure to contribute valuable new African insights into the comparative study of public administration and policy.