African Governance Programme
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Sub-Saharan Africa faces substantial economic, social, and political governance obstacles. Despite some advancements in health and education, the continent requires further inclusive growth, ample job opportunities for its rapidly expanding populace, improved social services, and better infrastructure.
The research work focuses on three main themes. Firstly, an in-depth analysis of Ethiopia's industrialisation efforts compared with other countries' experiences. Secondly, the study explores the evolving political economy of infrastructure and service delivery, investigating the impact of political maturation, exemplified by cases in Ghana, Kenya, and several other contrasting scenarios. Lastly, the work examines current political and economic responses to the post-2014 realities for resource-rich economies, such as Angola and Nigeria, and its implications for economic diversification and reducing resource dependence.
The research will address specific questions:
* What strategies can be adopted to generate jobs on a scale sufficient to accommodate the youth surge and can current industrialisation attempts be the solution given the economic and political climate in African states today?
* How are fluctuations in commodity prices being managed both politically and socio-economically, and what implications does this have for the long-term trajectory of affected states given previous unsuccessful diversification attempts in resource-rich economies?
* With regard to infrastructure and social service delivery, are governance quality and political accountability standards evolving? What insights can be gleaned from experiences across different countries?
The aim of this programme is to determine the obstacles inhibiting job creation, economic transformation, and the delivery of high-quality social services and infrastructure. The focus is to comprehend how enhancements in economic, social, and political governance might resolve these issues, with particular emphasis on specific cases and countries that can provide valuable lessons for the rest of the continent.
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