DFID research: Developmental patrimonialism? Rethinking business and politics in Africa
A new policy brief written by Tim Kelsall from the Africa Power and Politics Programme has been published.
Africa may have some of the world바카라 사이트™s fastest-growing economies, but investment and incomes still lag far behind other regions. Conventional development wisdom lays the blame on a governance syndrome known as neo-patrimonialism, a system of personal rule held together by the distribution of economic rents to clients or cronies.
In this , Tim Kelsall explains how research into seven historical and six contemporary African cases shows that neo-patrimonialism is not always as economically damaging as the development community believes. He asks whether a new understanding of the investment environment in Africa is needed - one which pays particular attention to the ways in which informal institutions may contribute to creating a climate conducive to business and investment, and to broader development agendas.
Tim Kelsall leads APPP research stream Business and Politics 1 and is a former editor of African Affairs, the world바카라 사이트™s highest-impact Africanist journal.