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Business and the State in Southern Africa: The Politics of Economic Reform
Scott D. Taylor
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Description for Business and the State in Southern Africa: The Politics of Economic Reform
Hardcover. Why are productive, development-supporting relations between business and government so rare in Africa? Addressing the question, this work examines state-business coalitions as they emerge, and endure or collapse, in three representative countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. It also explores why state-business coalitions emerge in Africa. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Why are productive, development-supporting relations between business and government still so rare in Africa? Scott Taylor addresses this question, examining state-business coalitions as they emerge, and endure or collapse, in three representative countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Taylor illuminates three possible trajectories: an abortive state-business coalition, as in Zambia; the emergence of a short-lived coalition, as in Zimbabwe; and a relatively successful and thus far durable coalition, as in South Africa. Though rooted in the southern African experience, his cases reflect much of the variance in outcomes throughout sub-Saharan Africa and shed light on the prospects for economic reform ... Read more
Why are productive, development-supporting relations between business and government still so rare in Africa? Scott Taylor addresses this question, examining state-business coalitions as they emerge, and endure or collapse, in three representative countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Taylor illuminates three possible trajectories: an abortive state-business coalition, as in Zambia; the emergence of a short-lived coalition, as in Zimbabwe; and a relatively successful and thus far durable coalition, as in South Africa. Though rooted in the southern African experience, his cases reflect much of the variance in outcomes throughout sub-Saharan Africa and shed light on the prospects for economic reform ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588264985
SKU
V9781588264985
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About Scott D. Taylor
Scott D. Taylor is assistant professor of African studies at Georgetown University. He is coauthor of Politics in Southern Africa: State and Society in Transition.
Reviews for Business and the State in Southern Africa: The Politics of Economic Reform
This is a fine study, based on original field research and extensive interviews and unpublished material.... Taylor presents both a strong theoretical framework and compelling narratives. - Deborah Brautigam, American University