The papers below were prepared by panel participants for the conference on Aid, Governance and Development in Africa, held May 12-14, 2005 at Northwestern University.
Conference Statement
Smart Aid for Africa (pdf)
Panel: The UK Commission for Africa Report: Prospects and Implications
- Our Common Interest: Report of the Commission for Africa (pdf)
Vivian Lowery Derryck, Academy for Educational Development - Aid, Governance and Development in Africa (pdf)
Pat Utomi, Lagos Business School
Panel 1: SmartAid for Africa: A Critical Analysis of Development Assistance
- External Actors and Debt Relief for Africa: A Tale and Some Reflections (pdf)
Thomas M. Callaghy, University of Pennsylvania - Does the Blair Report Help or Hinder Governance in Africa (pdf)
Nelson Kasfir, Dartmouth College - Rebuilding African State Capacity for Better Governance & Sustainable Development (pdf)
Bamidele Oluwu, African Development Bank
Panel 2: Executing the Good Governance Agenda: Lessons from the Field
- Lessons from the Field Discussion Notes (pdf)
Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana, Legon - Some Reflections on Accountability & Transparency (pdf)
Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin
Panel 3: African Perspectives on Institution-Building Development
- Perspectives on Institution-Building Development Discussion Notes (pdf)
Mansur Ahmed, Nigerian Economic Summit Group - Remarks for the Panel on Objectives & Priorities (pdf)
E. Gyimah-Boadi, CDD-Ghana & University of Ghana - The Role of Civil Society Groups in Strengthening Governance & Capacity: Avenues for Support (pdf)
Darren Kew, University of Bassachusetts-Boston - African Perspectives on Institution Building and Development: A Participant-Observer's Life Cycle Approach (pdf)
Folarin Olowu, Intellfit American Training Centre - Transcending the Cycle of Violence through Governance Reform: A Lesson from Liberia (pdf)
Amos Sawyer, Indiana University - Renovating the Architecture of Federalism in Nigeria: The Option of Non-Constitutional Renewal (pdf)
Rotimi T. Suberu, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Panel 4: Governance and Capacity Building in Africa: Pathways and Strategies
- Conference Notes (pdf)
Pierre Englebert, Pomona College - Strengthening Development Capacity in Africa (pdf)
Richard Joseph, Director of PAS at Northwestern - A General Reflection on Objectives and Priorities (pdf)
Ebere Onwudiwe, Central State University
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