Africa and Imf Conditionality - The Unevenness of Compliance, 1983-2000

Informationen zum Autor Kwame Akonor is Associate Professor of Political Science at Seton Hall University. He is also founding director of the New York-based African Development Institute, a non-governmental "think-tank" devoted to critical analyses of--and solutions to--the problems of development in Africa. Zusammenfassung This volume examines Ghana’s compliance to IMF reform programs, arguing that understanding the domestic political environment is essential to explain the adherence to, or violation of, IMF policies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction and Justification for Research 2. Ghana's Evolving Political Economy and the Conundrum of IMF Compliance: 1957-1983 3. The Political Logic of IMF Compliance and its Initial Distributional Impact on Social Groups 4. Compliance with IMF Conditionality and the Politics of Power: 1983-2000 5. Conclusion: Lessons on Compliance and Conditionality

Product details

• Authors: Kwame Akonor, Kwame (Seton Hall University Akonor, Akonor Kwame
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2012
• EAN: 9780415653473
• ISBN: 978-0-415-65347-3
• No. of pages: 178
• Series: African Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering; POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, Africa, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, International institutions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies