Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: This article makes a critical survey of the literature and provides an analysis on \nthe emerging issues that underpin governance imperatives in Africa under \nthe different administrative and paradigmatic settings. The article further \nprovokes an informative debate on the examination of governance dilemmas at \nnation-state level and corporate level dimensions before analysing the global \ngovernance trends spearheaded, especially under the aegis of the global economic \nmultilaterals (GEMs), in the wake of good governance pursuit. It is argued that the \ngovernance gaps in the developing world have exacerbated the tentacles of the \nglobal governance in the socio-economic and politico-administrative spheres, \nwhile the recent partnership schemes between Africa and the G8 promises to \nameliorate the state-of-affairs, but with a surge of encumbrances. While the \ndemonstrated benefits in the partnership and debt relief should filter through to the \nvulnerable grassroots, there is a perception that there is a dire need to make the \nconcept of good governance less overwhelming to poor countries.
Authors: Jerry O. Kuye, Umar Kakumba
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2292376787