There is not a single African country that did not attempt public sector reforms in the 1990s. Governments no longer see themselves as sole suppliers of social services, frequently opting for partnerships with the private sector. Efficiency and choice have entered the language of the planning...

There is voluminous literature on the impact of reforms, but little attention to the impact of institutional reforms on economic outcomes. Therefore, the focus of this paper is to examine the effects of economic and political institutional reforms on growth and investment in Africa. Treatment...

The last twenty years has seen an extensive and exhausting debate on how to improve the institutions of African states. But progress has been patchy at best. Many of the problems arise from a ‘partial-reform equilibrium’; initial reforms are undertaken, but then strong resistance is...