ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book sketches a particular reading of how neopatrimonialism structures governance in Africa. It offers a public management perspective on formal politics with a view to developing a critical reading of neopatrimonialism. Kelsall offers a complementary analysis of the second dimension of governance, the social processes which are at the root of the construction of rules in Africa. Andreas Mehler and Ulf Engel analyse how violent conflict in sub-Saharan Africa has produced new forms of governances beyond the state. Nana K. Poku and Jane Freedman recall the scale of Africa's HIV/AIDS crisis and discuss the challenges this crisis poses for governance. Cornelissen's case study of emerging 'entrepreneurial governance' in South Africa shows how changes in the international economy structure local responses and how these in turn change the governance arena for local actors.
