Analyzes the problems and issues of development in Africa along with attempts at, and outcomes of, policy reform measures that have been implemented to surmount these problems. Topics covered include the economic crisis in Africa, urbanization, and the socio-economic context of AIDS.

This is a multidisciplinary book that analyses the problems and issues of development in Africa along with the attempts at, and outcomes of, policy reform measures that have been implemented to surmount those problems. Topics covered include the economic crisis in Africa, urbanisation and urban management, uneven development, the socio-economic context of AIDS, bureaucratic corruption and reform, and proposed development solutions.

Part 1 Development Problems and Issues: The Economic Crisis in Africa - an Analytical Perspective on its Origins and Nature
Growth, Unemployment and Poverty in Botswana
Urbanisation and Urban Management in Africa
The Subterranean Economy in Developing Societies - the Evidence from Africa
The Socio-Economic Context of AIDS in Africa
Bureaucratic Corruption in Africa - Causes and Consequences. Part 2 Toward Policy Reform and Change: Development Policy and the Poor - Toward an Alternative Policy Framework for Africa
Structural Adjustment Programmes as Policy Reform - an Assessment of Their Objectives and Impact in the SADC Countries
Managing Development Policy in Botswana - Implementing Reforms for Rapid Change
Controlling Bureaucratic Corruption in Africa
Decentralisation, the New Public Administration and the Changing Role of the Public Sector in Africa
The Challenge of Policy Reform and Change in Africa.