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From The Freedom Charter to Polokwane: The Evolution of ANC Economic Policy
Professor Ben Turok
(2009)
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Prof. Turok has raised the biggest questions about the biggest economy in Africa. How can one explain, after 15 years of ANC policies, the persistence of poverty and inequality in South Africa? Was the shift from a revolutionary RDP policy to the more austere GEAR programme an acquiescence to the Washington Consensus? What lessons can be learned from the rest of Africa? As an economic policy insider in the ANC, Turok knows as few others how to recount the choices debated and decisions made.
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BUNGE LENYE MENO
A Parliament with Teeth, for Tanzania
(2008)
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A cross-party group of activist MPs in Tanzania's Bunge, or parliament, have begun to assert their constitutional role with new zeal - from a select committee enquiry which toppled a prime minister, to regular prime minister's questions, to more autonomy for the ‘watchdog' committees and national auditors. In this seminal report, three parliamentarians assess the context, motivation and ongoing struggle which lie behind recent reforms.
Published by Africa Research Institute. Copies available on request. Click here to read more.
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New Agenda: Navigating the Way to Development
(September 2008)
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In a recent edition of New Agenda, Professor Ben Turok examines how the state should shape South Africa's economic development and looks to South East Asia for inspiration. Of South Africa, Turok argues: "This is a rich country; we have excellent institutions; we have massive natural resources; and we have a great deal of know-how. We must mobilise all these people to a higher level, including the ordinary people of this country who have capabilities that are not always recognised."
Click here to read Professor Turok's interview with Development Economist Professor Ha-Joon Chang.
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Hunger Task Force: Report of the Government of Ireland
(September 2008)
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Survivors of the "Great Hunger", which blighted 1840s Ireland with a million deaths, have long blamed famine on political inertia. The Irish government brings historical insights to bear in a report that reflects on the contemporary World Food Crisis. Ireland's Hunger Task Force looks at why 860 million people, predominantly in Africa, remain undernourished, and concludes that 'ultimately, it is a matter of political priorities.'
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Framework for Strategic Governance and Corruption Analysis
(August 2008)
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The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a new tool for ‘designing strategic responses towards good governance.' The SGACA provides a framework to help embassies analyse the governance climate in partner countries according to context-specific criteria. The aim, the framework document specifies, is to provide embassies with ‘a better understanding of what happens behind the "façade" of the state on the one hand and what really drives political behavior on the other.'
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