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Type | Working Paper - Afrobarometer Briefing Paper no. 93 |
Title | The uses of the Afrobarometer in promoting democratic governance |
Author(s) | |
Issue | 93 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2010 |
Page numbers | 1-9 |
URL | http://afrobarometer.org/publications/bp93-uses-afrobarometer-promoting-democratic-governance |
Abstract | Over the past twenty years, approaches to development in Africa have undergone a fundamental change. Practitioners no longer regard development as a largely technical exercise. Economic growth and social wellbeing are now rarely seen as simple matters of, say, getting the prices right for maize production or finding a medical cure for guinea worm disease. Instead, we now understand that technical fixes only work well if embedded in a political and organizational infrastructure that generates broad support for policies and ensures the reliable delivery of goods and services. In short, development practitioners now recognize the critical importance of institutions. |
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Bratton, Michael. "The uses of the Afrobarometer in promoting democratic governance." Afrobarometer Briefing Paper no. 93 , no. 93 (2010).