(DOWNLOAD) "Modes of Regional Governance in Africa: Neoliberalism, Sovereignty Boosting, And Shadow Networks." by Global Governance # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Modes of Regional Governance in Africa: Neoliberalism, Sovereignty Boosting, And Shadow Networks.
- Author : Global Governance
- Release Date : January 01, 2004
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 285 KB
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The profound implications of globalization, regionalization, and the restructuring of the nation-state have made it necessary to transcend the conventional obsession with national government and recognize the emergence of new and revised authority and governance structures, both "above" and "below" the level of national government. The political and institutional landscape is in transformation. In response, I suggest in this article that there is a need to think in terms of more complex, multilevel modes of governance, in which the state is reorganized and assumes different functions and where nonstate actors also contribute. The study transcends the limitations in the debate on governance by (1) bringing in the regional dimension in contrast to the current emphasis on either "global governance" or "good governance" at the national level; and (2) considering informal and private aspects of governance as opposed to the excessive focus on formal and public modes of governance. The purpose of this article is therefore to identify and critically assess three particular modes of regional governance in current Africa with regard to how they are related and by whom, for whom, and for what purpose they are erected.