Public Procurement Reform and Governance in Africa

1. Introduction
S. N. Nyeck

Part I. Procurement and Governance: Historical Precedents and Theoretical Reflections

2. The Implicit Dimensions of Public Procurement Contracts: African History and Debates
S. N. Nyeck

3. Why Do Some African Countries Negotiate Unfair Natural Resource Contracts?
Chrysantus Ayangafac, Dassa Bulcha, Sehen Bekele

Part II. Public Procurement and Institutional Transformation

4. Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts Between South African Retailers and Suppliers
Marlese Broembsen

5. Substantive and Objective Criteria in Preferential Public Procurement: The Case of the 2011 Regulations in South Africa
Stephen Harpe

6. Deviations and (In)discretions in the Governance of South African Public Entities
Justin Laing

7. Decentralization and Accountability Challenges to Appointing Independent Bid Committees in the Public Sector
Frank S. Jenkins

8. Public Procurement in Botswana: A Survey of Issues
Emmanuel Botlhale

9. History and Evolution of Public Procurement Reforms in Uganda
Simeon Wanyama

Part III. Public Procurement and Social Accountability

10. Social Accountability Mechanisms and Public Procurement Reform in Nigeria
Kingsley Tochi Udeh

11. The Role of New Technologies of Communication and Social Audits in Procurement Monitoring
Chibuzo C. Ekwekwuo, S. N. Nyeck

12. Governance in the Health Sector Procurement: The Role of Public and Private Practitioners in Botswana
Molefe B. Phirinyane, Keneilwe S. Mooketsane

13. Budget Allocation Mechanisms and Public Infrastructure Governance in Nigeria: Lesson from Osun State
Opawole Akintayo, Jagboro Godwin Onajite, Opawole Mary Oluwatoyin

14. The Governance of Concessionary Assets: A Review of the Partnership Between Kenya and the Rift Valley Railways Consortium
Henry Amadi

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, African Politics, Public Policy, Public Administration, Comparative Politics, Public Law, Development Economics