TY - BOOK AU - Adamolekun,'Ladipo TI - Public administration in Africa: main issues and selected country studies SN - 0813336538 (alk. paper) AV - JQ1890 .P83 1999 U1 - 351.67 PY - 2002/// CY - Ibadan : PB - Spectrum Books KW - Public administration KW - Politics and government KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan N1 - Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999; Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-390) and index N2 - Public Administration in Africa addresses the main topics in the discipline, including governance context and reorientation of government, decentralization and intergovernmental relations, public financial management, human resources management, and accountability and transparency. The book reviews the experience of specific African countries, including a discussion of the main strengths and weaknesses of each national public administration system. The first part comprises ten chapters focused on the main issues in Public Administration and the second part comprises eleven chapters devoted to selected country studies. Countries discussed are: Benin, Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/99010544-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/99010544-d.html ER -