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Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century: Four Trends and an Uncertain Outlook

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dc.contributor.authorIsser, Deborah H.
dc.contributor.authorRaballand, Gaël
dc.contributor.authorWatts, Michael John
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-05T14:26:26Z
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dc.date.issued2024-03-04
dc.description.abstractWhat can be learned from the governance trajectory of African countries since the beginning of the 21st century What is the quality of governance on the African continent and how does it shape development The first decade of the millennium saw promising growth and poverty reduction in much of the continent. Yet, Sub-Saharan Africa has also been the stage of a stream of governance reform failures and policy reversals, and many countries continue to suffer from the consequences of poor governance. This paper explores the dynamics of governance reform on the continent over the past two decades and points to four key trends. First, effective state institutions, capable of maintaining peace, fostering growth, and delivering services, have developed unevenly. Second, progress has been made on enhancing the inclusiveness and accountability of institutions, but it remains constrained by the weakness of checks and balances and the persistence of patterns of centralized and exclusive power arrangements. Third, civic capacity has risen considerably, but the inability of institutions to respond to social expectations and political mobilization threatens to turn liberal civic engagement into distrust, populism, and radicalization. Fourth, the combination of these three trends contributes to the rise of political instability, which constitutes a major threat for the continent.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099808303042442715/IDU143e8beba17307142d319f8b1504c365946ed
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10713
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41149
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10713
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE TRAJECTORY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE REFORM
dc.subjectCENTRALIZED POWER ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectCHECKS AND BALANCES
dc.titleGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Centuryen
dc.title.subtitleFour Trends and an Uncertain Outlooken
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okr.crossref.titleGovernance in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21 st Century: Four Trends and an Uncertain Outlook
okr.date.disclosure2024-03-04
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10713
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10713
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okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.sectorOther Public Administration
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Mitigation,Participation and Civic Engagement,Job Creation,Economic Policy,Social Development and Protection,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Climate change,Jobs,Adaptation,Social Inclusion,Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Fiscal & Monetary Policy
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (AFECE)
okr.unitEFI-AFR2-GOV-FM & PS-1 (EAWG1)
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