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Business and economic policymaking: A study of four African cases (Ghana, Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia).
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Business and economic policymaking: A study of four African cases (Ghana, Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia)./
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Handley, Antoinette.
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278 p.
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Adviser: Jeffrey Herbst.
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Dissertation Abstracts International64-02A.
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Business and economic policymaking: A study of four African cases (Ghana, Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia).
Handley, Antoinette.
Business and economic policymaking: A study of four African cases (Ghana, Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia).
- 278 p.
Adviser: Jeffrey Herbst.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, 2003.
Why does the influence of business on economic policy making vary across countries? This study examines four African countries (Zambia, Ghana, Mauritius, and South Africa) focusing on the reforms of the 1990s. For these cases, two variables are crucial: first, the extent to which the state is neo-patrimonial and second, the ethnic character of business (in particular the extent to which this is distinct from that of the state). The significance of these two variables lies in their effect on the overall level of autonomy that business enjoys vis-à-vis the state.Subjects--Topical Terms:
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African political economies are often characterised by a fusion of neopatrimonial political and economic elites. In such a situation, economic policy is made in the interests of this small circle of overlapping elites. What become crucial then are factors that can increase the autonomy that business as a whole enjoys from government, and boost business' ability to secure its corporate interests.
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The second group comprises Mauritius and South Africa. These countries share two striking features. In both, the business community is dominated by an ethnic minority that has a difficult relationship with the ethnic majority that controls political power. Additionally, in both cases the state exhibits relatively low levels of neo-patrimonial behaviour. These two features serve to preserve a relatively autonomous sphere of incentives and social organisation for the business community. Here business has a much higher level of influence on economic policymaking. The content of that policy is also likely to better represent the broader corporate interests of the private sector.
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