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This volume addresses the changing nature of the international aid system and the challenges it poses for the multilateral system, donors and aid recipients, centring on new regional and national relationships developing in the multilateral system, economic and social forces, and national and global policy making

"Since 1994, South Africa firms have emerged as some of the largest investors in the rest of Africa. Present in a wide range of sectors across the continent, they have been involved in changing not only Africa's cityscapes and societies, but also, significantly, the conduct of business in the region. This volume draws together authors from different parts of the world who are keenly interested in the development of Africa's private sector. Based in part on the research that the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) has conducted on the experiences of South African companies in 9 countries across the continent, the volume takes as its standpoint the view that sustainable development in Africa can only be achieved if the private sector is allowed to flourish. Highlighting the importance of public-private partnership in achieving this vision, it offers recommendations on how to strengthen the private sector in Africa for policy-makers interested in the continent's development."--P. [4] of cover

This paper examines the current state of natural resource development and governance in Kenya, arguing that while the country has taken several meaningful and positive steps towards less dependence on the agriculture sector and towards critical economic diversification from its underexploited mineral resources, significant challenges remain. Kenya is a heavily agriculture-reliant economy' this sector accounts for approximately one quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP). The Government of Kenya recently publicly espoused a position of seeking to reduce its dependence on agriculture in order to diversify its economy. The focus is on the development of its extractives sector which presently accounts for just 1 per cent of GDP and less than 3 per cent of the country's total export revenues (ICES, 2014). A question relevant to this shift is whether Kenya's existing governance and institutional systems are capable of managing this change from agriculture to extractive industry so as to ensure future sustainable outputs and growth overall. As such, this paper examines the current state of natural resource development alongside governance in Kenya. Implications for inclusive economic development are considered, along with the prospects of attaining broadly beneficial administrative reforms conducive to economic growth and the amelioration of Kenya's socioeconomic position. The study underscores the current state of Kenya's fiscal regime, efforts being made to diversify its economy, and steps being taken to promote linkages between and within its economic sectors from both within the state and with outside partners.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Moving Health Sovereignty in Africa -- Part II Africa's Health Challenges and Concepts -- 2 Moving Health Sovereignty: An African Perspective -- 3 South Africa's Sovereignty and HIV/AIDS -- 4 AIDS and Security in the Twenty-First Century -- 5 Assessing African Health Governance amid Global Biopolitics -- 6 Conceptual Events: Bridging the Epistemological Divide among Stakeholders -- Part III Global Governance Responses -- 7 Doing Things Differently: World Bank Health Governance Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 8 Can the World Trade Organization Be Trusted? The Impact of Trade Law and Politics in Global Health Governance -- 9 G8 Health Governance for Africa -- Part IV Connecting Health and Climate Change in Global Governance -- 10 The Impact of Climate Change on Health Governance and Sovereignty in Africa -- 11 Innovation for Integrated Climate-Health Governance for Africa -- 12 Connecting Climate Change and Health: The Global Governance Gap -- Part V Conclusion -- 13 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.