State and Economic Development in Africa
The Case of Ethiopia
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Beschreibung
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 achievethe stage of sustainable development
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
Summarizes recent economic development in Ethiopia Reviews key obstacles to economic development such as rent-seeking and corruption Engages with comparative evidence from Botswana Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Aaron Tesfaye
Themen in »State and Economic Development in Africa«
African Economic Development Ethiopian State Development Industrial Policy and Globalization State Structures and Industrialization Botswana Rwanda Ethnic Federalism Infant Mortality Rate Reduction Infrastructure Development The State and Revolutionary Democracy Rent Seeking Trade Policy and COMESA COMESA