developing outcomes in poor countries depend on the political incentives facing political leaders. African countries badly need to embark on processes of economic transformation, not just growth, and they are not helped to do so by insistence on prior achievement of Good Governance, meaning adoption of the institutional 'best practice' that ahave emerged in much richer countries. Anaylyse the meaning of political development and the influence of political modernisation theories on political development for African Countires

developing outcomes in poor countries depend on the political incentives facing political leaders. African countries badly need to embark on processes of economic transformation, not just growth, and they are not helped to do so by insistence on prior achievement of Good Governance, meaning adoption of the institutional 'best practice' that ahave emerged in much richer countries. Anaylyse the meaning of political development and the influence of political modernisation theories on political development for African Countires

Exploring Economics

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ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter20: Economic Growth In The Global Economy

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