State and Economic Development in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia

by Aaron Tesfaye

Overview

This book critically assesses the impact of Ethiopia’s policy of Agriculture Development Led Industrialization. Employing qualitative and quantitative analysis, it presents empirical evidence suggesting persistent economic growth. The research highlights improvements in infrastructure, health care, education, poverty alleviation as well reductions in infant mortality rate. The impact of this economic growth has however had led to only slight improvements in the plight of the poor. The author argues that, while significant steps have been achieved with measurable economic gains, there are still undeniable obstacles within the federal system: prevailing patron-client relationships, constraints on state capacity to efficiently and effectively implement policy, and bureaucratic rent-seeking in the provision of public goods. The author concludes that these problems will have to be resolved before Ethiopia’s political economy can achieve the stage of sustainable development

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319578255
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	07/20/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	189
File size:	620 KB

About the Author

Aaron Tesfaye is Associate Professor of Political Science, William Paterson University, New Jersey, USA. He is a Visiting Professor at the Africa Union/Institute of Peace and Security Studies and was a 2010-2011 Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Political Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

• Theoretical Framework
  
• The State, Leadership, and Class: East Asia
• The State and Development in Latin America
• The State and Developmental Challenges in Africa
• Structure of the Book
  

2. State and Development in Ethiopia

• The State and Modernization
• The Emergence of the Federal State
• The State and Revolutionary Democracy
  
• Conclusion

3. State Structures and Development

• State Cohesiveness and Political Institutions
  
• Legal and Fiscal Capacity 
  
• Bureaucracy and Patronage 
  
• Conclusion 
  

4. Economic Policy and Performance

• Growth and Transformation Plan
  
• Agricultural Policy and Rural Development 
  
• The Environment and Food Security
  
• State Enterprises and Privatization
  
• Conclusion 
  

5. Development Policy and Globalization

• Manufacturing and the Rise of Private Firms 
  
• The Leather Industry 
  
• Trade Policy and COMESA 
  
• Conclusion

6. Conclusion