Explaining Successes in Africa: Things Don’t Always Fall Apart

201 Pages·2023·2.24 MB·English

by  Erin Accampo Hern

Explaining
SUCCESSES
in Africa

SECOND EDITION
Explaining
Asia
SUCCESSES
Pacific
in Africa
in
World
Things Don’t
Always Fall Apart
Politics
Erin Accampo Hern
Derek McDougall
boulder
london
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hern, Erin Accampo, 1987– author.
Title: Explaining successes in Africa : things don’t always fall apart /
Erin Accampo Hern.
Description: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2023. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Analyzes the
performance of African countries that have achieved political and
economic successes”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2022039029 (print) | LCCN 2022039030 (ebook) | ISBN
9781955055789 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781955055796 (paperback) | ISBN
9781685852658 (ebook) | ISBN 9781685852795 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Comparative government. | Africa—Politics and
government—1960– | Africa—Economic conditions. | Africa—Social
conditions.
Classification: LCC DT30.5 .H475 2023 (print) | LCC DT30.5 (ebook) | DDC
960.3/2—dc23/eng/20220817
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022039029
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022039030
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Printed and bound in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements
of the American National Standard for Permanence of
Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1992.
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures vii
Acknowledgments ix
1 Explaining Successes in Africa: Why and How 1
2 Overcoming Obstacles to Economic Growth 17
3 Achieving Good Governance 47
4 Public Health Responses to Malaria 73
5 City Planning for Climate Adaptation 99
6 Advancing Gender Equality 123
7 African Successes in Comparative Perspective 149
Appendix 1: Data Sources 159
Appendix 2: Case Selection 161
Works Cited 165
Index 183
About the Book 189
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Tables and Figures
Tables
1.1 Example of Most-Different Case Analysis 6
1.2 Example of Most-Similar Case Analysis 7
1.3 Example of Stage One Most-Different Comparison 9
1.4 Example of Stage Two Most-Similar Comparisons 10
2.1 Theories and Hypotheses of Economic Development 26
2.2 Theories as Applied to Gabon and Seychelles 28
3.1 Theories Explaining Good Governance 55
3.2 Theories as Applied to Mauritius and Botswana 57
4.1 Theories of Public Health Success 78
4.2 Theories as Applied to Guinea-Bissau and Malawi 80
5.1 Theories of Climate Adaptation Action 105
5.2 Theories as Applied to Lagos and Durban 107
6.1 Theories of Gender Equality 128
6.2 Theories as Applied to Rwanda and Senegal 130
Figures
1.1 Distribution of Categories Identified as “Most Important” 13
in Afrobarometer
2.1 HDI in African Countries, 2019 18
3.1 African Countries as Scored by the World Governance 49
Indicator, 2019
4.1 Malaria Incidence and Percent Reduction, 2000–2018 75
5.1 African Cities with GCoM Badges 102
6.1 Gender Equality by Country 125
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