State and Economic Development in Africa (eBook)

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. 

1. IntroductionTheoretical FrameworkThe State, Leadership, and Class: East AsiaThe State and Development in Latin AmericaThe State and Developmental Challenges in AfricaStructure of the Book2. State and Development in EthiopiaThe State and ModernizationThe Emergence of the Federal StateThe State and Revolutionary DemocracyConclusion3. State Structures and DevelopmentState Cohesiveness and Political InstitutionsLegal and Fiscal Capacity Bureaucracy and Patronage Conclusion 4. Economic Policy and PerformanceGrowth and Transformation PlanAgricultural Policy and Rural Development The Environment and Food SecurityState Enterprises and PrivatizationConclusion 5. Development Policy and GlobalizationManufacturing and the Rise of Private Firms The Leather Industry Trade Policy and COMESA Conclusion6. Conclusion