Rent Seeking And Economic Growth In Africa
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| Author | : Mark Gallagher |
| Publisher | : Westview Press |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1991-05-28 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
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A study of the economic experience of 22 African countries. The author argues that rent-seeking (payment made to a resource beyond what is necessary to get the resource to perform its function) and policies that encourage rent-seeking have played a major role in hindering economic growth.
| Author | : Mushtaq Husain Khan |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2000-09-07 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780521788663 |
Download Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The concepts of rents and rent-seeking are central to any discussion of the processes of economic development. Yet conventional models of rent-seeking are unable to explain how it can drive decades of rapid growth in some countries, and at other times be associated with spectacular economic crises. This book argues that the rent-seeking framework has to be radically extended by incorporating insights developed by political scientists, institutional economists and political economists if it is to explain the anomalous role played by rent-seeking in Asian countries. It includes detailed analysis of Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Indian sub-continent, Indonesia and South Korea. This new critical and multidisciplinary approach has important policy implications for the debates over institutional reform in developing countries. It brings together leading international scholars in economics and political science, and will be of great interest to readers in the social sciences and Asian studies in general.
| Author | : Pius Fischer |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010-10-29 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781441941497 |
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This volume identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. The book presents a detailed empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business community in Tanzania. It quantifies and evaluates the rent-seeking behavior of more than 300 parastatal companies and the resulting impact on society. The conclusions on reform strategies are applicable to counties within and outside Africa.
| Author | : Aaron Tesfaye |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2017-07-20 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 3319578251 |
Download State and Economic Development in Africa Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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 achieve the stage of sustainable development
| Author | : Richard M. Auty |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0198828861 |
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This book compares models of low-rent and high-rent development to explain the divergent growth of regions and to query the continued prioritization of industrialization over agriculture and export services as the engine of economic prosperity.
| Author | : Takele Tassew Mojire |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Economic assistance |
| ISBN | : |
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Three studies on foreign aid, rent-seeking, and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa are presented. The first study examines the possible simultaneity that may exist between a donor's provision of aid and the rentseeking (corruption) activities in the recipient country. Does the amount of aid depend on the lack of corruption in a country? Simultaneously, does the level of corruption depend on the amount of aid and the type of donor? The main goals of this paper are to examine whether such simultaneity exists and whether the impact of aid depends on the type of the donor, either multilateral or bilateral. The second study extends the first model by incorporating an additional equation for GDP per capita. It examines whether simultaneity exists between the three variables: foreign aid, corruption, and GDP per capita and whether the relationship depends upon the source of the foreign aid. Adding GDP per capita as an endogenous variable will provide another key to understanding the lack of long-term effectiveness for foreign aid in sub-Saharan Africa. The third and final study uses a fixed effects model to examine the relationship between foreign aid and the level of corruption in sub-Saharan Africa. Accounting for fixed effects allows me to examine whether unobserved characteristics of recipient countries play a role in explaining the impact of aid on corruption.
| Author | : Emmanuel Nnadozie |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 720 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780125199926 |
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| Author | : John Page |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0198796951 |
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Examines how African policy makers might develop better coordination between the public and private sectors to identify the constraints to faster structural transformation, and to design, implement, and monitor policies to remove them.
| Author | : Mwangi S. Kimenyi |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 426 |
| Release | : 2019-05-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0429806310 |
Download Institutions and Collective Choice in Developing Countries Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
First published in 1999, this volume is written by seasoned public choice scholars and is intended to make a significant contribution to the debate on peaceful coexistence and sustainable development in developing countries. The book contains a rich mixture of analytical ideas and views on collective choice and macroeconomic performance in developing countries. This book breaks new ground in that it is the first comprehensive application of the theory of public choice to collective decision making in developing societies. It provides both students of Third World studies and policy makers in developing societies an in-depth analysis for institutions for collective choice. For countries undergoing major reform of their political and economic institutions, public choice theory can provide significant and useful insights, and help these societies design and adopt institutional arrangements that enhance peaceful coexistence of groups, the creation of wealth and sustainable development. Specifically, the book successfully shows that: (1) the application of economic theory to the study of public policy in the developing countries can provide important insights into collective decision-making; (2) the application of public choice theory to the study of developing societies can significantly improve the efficiency of bureaucratic and governmental systems, and consequently, promote economic, political and social development; and (3) public choice can help developing societies design and sustain effective laws and institutions for peaceful coexistence of groups and achieve sustainable development.
| Author | : Greg Mills |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2012-09-28 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0143529692 |
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Africa has experienced two liberations: the first from colonial and racist regimes, and the second from the autocrats who often followed foreign rule. African countries now have the potential to undertake a third liberation - from political economies characterised by graft, crony capitalism, rent-seeking, elitism and social inequality. This third liberation will open up the economic space in which business can compete - a necessary condition for expanding employment. During the 2000s, the continent had its best growth decade on record since independence. High commodity prices offer a launch pad for sustained growth and employment creation.Now is the moment for African countries to act. This book asks how Africa's political leaders and interest groups can promote economic growth in their countries. Drawing on studies of countries outside Africa, Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills identify the factors separating the performers from the laggards worldwide. Aside from the need to create an enabling environment for business through good governance, provision of infrastructure, and improvements in education, most critical is the need for a laser-like development focus by governments. In Africa's Third Liberation, Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills show why a new African political debate is necessary to make progress in accelerating growth and creating jobs.
