Sustainable development and human security in Africa : governance as the missing link

358 Pages·2015·8.33 MB·English

by  Picard, Louis A.

Sustainable
Development and
Human Security
in Africa
Governance as the Missing Link
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
A Comprehensive Publication Program
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
DAVID H. ROSENBLOOM
Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
American University, Washington, DC
Founding Editor
JACK RABIN
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Governance as the Missing Link
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Taylor B. Seybolt • Macrina C. Lelei
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Louis A. Picard dedicates this book to Pauline Greenlick and to
the memory of his parents, Vincent and Katherine Picard.
Terry F. Buss dedicates this book to Dao Thi Thuy.
Taylor B. Seybolt dedicates this book to Willa M. Seybolt,
Potter B. Seybolt, and Reed C. Seybolt.
Macrina C. Lelei dedicates this book to her wonderful parents who have always
provided her with guidance, love, and support, and to her beloved children who
give her reason to wake up and go to work each day. I love you all very much.

Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments .......................................................................................xiii
Editors ...........................................................................................................xv
Contributors ................................................................................................xvii
SeCtion i oVeRVieW
1 Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa:
A Governance Perspective ......................................................................3
LOUIS A. PICARD AND MACRINA C. LELEI
SeCtion ii FoReiGn AiD GoALS AnD PRACtiCeS
2 Human Development and the Millennium Development Goals:
Donors, Aid, and Sustainability ...........................................................23
CHRIS BELASCO, TERRY F. BUSS, AND LOUIS A. PICARD
3 Aid, Institutions, and Human Development ........................................47
CHRIS BELASCO, TERRY F. BUSS, AND LOUIS A. PICARD
4 Millennium Development Goals and Poverty
Reduction Strategies .............................................................................73
PETER BUCKI, SIMON CALLAGHAN, UMAIR
KHALID, CHRIS MORONY, JEREMY PHILLIPS,
ARIUNBILIG TSEDENDAMBA, ANA VARELA, AND
TERRY F. BUSS
5 How U.S. Africa Command Conducts Assessments .............................93
N. CLARK CAPSHAW AND JEFFREY W. BASSICHIS
vii
viii ◾ Contents
SeCtion iii SUStAinABLe DeVeLoPMent CHALLenGeS
6 Why Population Dynamics Matter for Climate Change and
Sustainable Development in Africa ....................................................111
CLIVE MUTUNGA
7 Building Local Capacity and Creating Awareness in Conserving
the Mau Forest and Water Resources .................................................121
JOSEPH S. CHACHA
8 Toward Environmental Sustainability: The Case of the Torgorme
Irrigation Project in Ghana ................................................................133
JOSEPH K. ADJAYE AND KWESI KORBOE
SeCtion iV iDentitY AnD GoVeRnAnCe
9 Sub-Nationalist Movements in Africa: Implications for
Governance and Sustainable Development ........................................151
JOSHUA B. FORREST
10 Identity Politics, Governance, and Development in Africa ................175
JOHN F. CLARK
11 Religious Movements, Governance, and Development
in Africa ..............................................................................................195
WILLIAM F. S. MILES
SeCtion V GoVeRnAnCe AnD DeVeLoPMent
12 Determinants of Subjective Well-Being in Ghana:
An Exploratory Micro-Level Study ....................................................211
ISAAC ADDAI, CHRIS OPOKU-AGYEMAN, AND
SARAH KAFUI AMANFU
13 Developing Hearts and Land: A Case Study of Reconciliation,
Governance, and Development in Rwanda ........................................233
ZACHARY A. KARAZSIA
14 Violence, Development, and Democracy in South Africa ..................249
ELKE ZUERN
15 Evaluating Governance Programs: Donors and Political
Parties in Morocco .............................................................................269
BARRY AMES, LOUIS A. PICARD, AND MIGUEL CABRERA
Contents ◾ ix
16 Fiscal Responsibility, Sustainability, and Governance: Local
Government Financing in South Africa .............................................297
THOMAS MOGALE AND LOUIS A. PICARD
SeCtion Vi ConCLUSion
17 Governance and Development in Africa .............................................315
TAYLOR B. SEYBOLT
Index ...........................................................................................................325