L'échec des réformes en Afrique - le cas des pays francophones au sud du Sahara
By: RAMBOURG, Michel.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: Paris : IIAP, juil./sept. 1998Revue Française D'Administration Publique 87, p. 405-422Abstract: The setback of reforms in Africa is recalled quite often. The study of the causes of this failure reveals a clear systematic preference for economic development, instead of one for the rehabilitation of public administrations. Conceived by outsiders with the sole objective to reduce public expenses, administrative reforms failed due to errors made by national authorities and international technical assitance. The only way to an Africn renaissance might be through a new type of 'governance', implying a new social pactThe setback of reforms in Africa is recalled quite often. The study of the causes of this failure reveals a clear systematic preference for economic development, instead of one for the rehabilitation of public administrations. Conceived by outsiders with the sole objective to reduce public expenses, administrative reforms failed due to errors made by national authorities and international technical assitance. The only way to an Africn renaissance might be through a new type of 'governance', implying a new social pact
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