Encouraging Africa's economic growth comes not only from its natural resources potentials, for which the continent is well known. Unfortunately, many of these countries lack well-structured and functional public service to give added value to the rich natural resources potentials of the continent. The book should be seen as the continent's engine of growth with the purpose of becoming a potential world player. However, it calls for a holistic paradigm shift, political will and mindset to confront the many challenges facing the continent. This is a book worth reading and thinking about. The...

Perspectives on democracy and Governance in Africa, is a comparative analytical discourse of Africas transition from a backward polity into a service delivery society. It advocates an Afro-centric, rather than the current Euro-centric approach African countries are pursuing in the construction of a capable developmental state. Visionary leadership and a proactive civil society backed by a productive, innovative and creative private sector is crucial in the process.