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Journal of African Transformation Journal of African Transformation Revue des mutations en Afrique Volume 2, Numbers 1 & 2, 2017 Refections on Policy and Practice Contents/Sommaire Revue des mutations en Afrique Editorial ........................................................................................................................................... v Réfexions sur les politiques et les pratiques Éditorial .......................................................................................................................................... ix 1. African Economies and Relevant Economic Analysis: A Structuralist Approach to Economic Policy Research in Africa Alemayehu Geda ...........................................................................................................1 Volume 2, Numbers 1 & 2, 2017 ISSN 2411-5002 2. Vulnérabilité socio-économique, stratégies de survie et d’accumulation en zone rurale au Bénin : cas des populations vivant sur les terres de barre du plateau d’Abomey Nestor Alokpaï, Roch L. Mongbo, Sandra P. Mongbo, Augustin Aoudji .........35 3. The Challenges of the Narrative of African Economies’ Transformation Dimitri Sanga ...............................................................................................................57 4. Women’s Empowerment: Reflection on Gumede’s conception of ‘Thought Leadership in Africa’ Francis Onditi ...............................................................................................................81 5. Politique industrielle et performance économique en Afrique : le rôle du cadre institutionnel Mohamed Tlili Hamdi, Mohamed Moëz Yaïche................................................ 113 6. Inégalité d’accès aux services d’assainissement en Afrique subsaharienne : état des lieux et défis pour l’après 2015 Kabran Aristide Djane ............................................................................................. 153 7. Striving Towards an African-Centric Mode of Governance: Lessons Learned from Development Communication in Anambra State, Nigeria Kate Omenuga & Chekezie Uzegbunam ........................................................... 179 8. An Analysis of Zimbabwean Youths’ Socio-economic Trajectory and Negotiation of Aspirations amidst Economic Turbulence Tatenda Goodman Nhapi, Takudzwa L. Mathende ......................................... 201 Printed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the ECA Printing and Publishing Unit. ISO 14001:2004 certifed. Printed on chlorine free paper. Journal of African Transformation • Revue des mutations en Afrique Volume 2, Numbers 1 & 2, 2017 Journal of African Transformation is an inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal published by the Council Journal of African Transformation / Revue des mutations en Afrique for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Established in 1973, CODESRIA is a Pan-African organization seeking to contribute to the building of more economically prosperous and politically stable and open societies in Africa through the promotion of basic research in the social sciences. Editors-in-Chief / Rédacteurs en Chef Created in 1958, ECA’s mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member states, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development. Said Adejumobi United Nations Economic Commission for Africa A collaborative project between Africa’s premier social science research organization (CODESRIA) and Africa’s leading think tank on issues of socio-economic policy (ECA), the thoroughly multi-disciplinary character of Takyiwaa Manuh United Nations Economic Commission for Africa the journal refects the consensus of its collaborating partners on the complex and interwoven nature of the (Feb. 2016 – June 2017) transformative processes and agendas that characterize today’s Africa. These transformations span the political, social, economic, cultural, and technological spheres, with many of them straddling these domains and interacting with each other in very complex ways. They are occurring Editorial Advisory Board / Conseil consultatif éditorial at multiple levels that include the very local, national, regional and global. They encompass changes in realms like gender and intergenerational relations, family and household confgurations, property regimes, international political economies, and politics both local and national. Thandika Mkandawire London School of Economics and Political Science While some of these transformations take or aspire to a revolutionary character, others are of a slow Abdoulaye Bathily Visiting Professor, African Leadership Centre, evolutionary nature that is hardly noticed at any one moment but that leaves signifcant stamps on social King’s College, London realities over time. The historical roots of these processes, how they play out over time, their impact on lives on the continent and the futures they portend for the Africa engage contributors to the Journal of African Stephen Karingi United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Transformation. Eskedar Nega United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Jalal Abdel-Latif United Nations Economic Commission for Africa La Revue des mutations en Afrique est une revue scientifque interdisciplinaire publiée par le Conseil pour le Mama Keita United Nations Economic Commission for Africa développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (CODESRIA) et la Commission économique Brahim El Morchid Faculté de Droit, Marrakech des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA). Adama Diaw Université Gaston Berger Fondée en 1973, le CODESRIA est une organisation panafricaine qui cherche à contribuer à l’édifcation de sociétés ouvertes en Afrique, économiquement plus prospères et politiquement stables, à travers la Mame Fatou Diagne The World Bank promotion de la recherche fondamentale en sciences sociales. Patrick Willieu Université d’Orléans, Laboratoire d’Economie Créé en 1958, le mandat de la CEA est de promouvoir le développement économique et social de ses Etats d’Orléans (LEO) membres, de favoriser l’intégration inter-régionale et de promouvoir la coopération internationale pour le Celestin Monga African Development Bank développement de l’Afrique. Souleymane Bachir Diagne Columbia University, New York Un projet collaboratif entre la première institution de recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (CODESRIA) et le premier « think tank » en Afrique sur les questions de politique socio-économique (CEA), le caractère Justin Yifu Lin Peking University bien pluridisciplinaire de la revue refète le consensus de ses partenaires par rapport à la nature complexe et Winnie Mitullah Institute of Development Studies, University imbriquée des processus de transformation et des agendas qui caractérisent l’Afrique d’aujourd’hui. of Nairobi Ces transformations couvrent les domaines politiques, sociaux, économiques, culturels et technologiques, Mamadou Diouf Columbia University, New York avec beaucoup d’entre elles à cheval sur ces domaines en plus d’une interaction de façon très complexe. Elles se produisent à diférents niveaux : local, national, régional et mondial. Elles englobent des changements Alemayehu Gedda Addis Ababa University dans des domaines tels que le genre et les relations intergénérationnelles, la famille et les confgurations Faustin Kalabamu University of Botswana familiales, les régimes de propriété, les économies politiques internationales et la politique à la fois locale et nationale. Alors que certaines de ces transformations prennent ou aspirent à un caractère révolutionnaire, d’autres sont d’une nature évolutive toutefois lente, difcile à remarquer, mais qui laissent des empreintes signifcatives sur les réalités sociales au fl du temps. Les racines historiques de ces processus, la façon dont elles s’appliquent au cours du temps, leur impact sur la vie dans l’ensemble du continent et l’avenir qu’elles présagent pour l’Afrique de ces contributeurs engagés à la Revue des mutations en Afrique. JOURNAL OF AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION REVUE DES MUTATIONS EN AFRIQUE Volume 2, Numbers 1 & 2, 2017 Biannual Journal of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Revue biannuelle du Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique et de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique des Nations Unies CODESRIA would like to express its gratitude to the Swedish International Development Coop­ eration Agency (SIDA), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Ford Foun­ dation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY), the Norwegian Agency for Develop­ ment Cooperation (NORAD), the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA), the French Ministry of Cooperation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Neth­ erlands Ministry of Foreign Afairs, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundations (OSFs), Trust Africa, UNESCO, UN Women, the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the Government of Senegal for supporting its research, training and publication programmes. Le CODESRIA exprime sa profonde gratitude à la Swedish International Development Corpora­ tion Agency (SIDA), au Centre de Recherches pour le Développement International (CRDI), à la Ford Foundation, à la Carnegie Corporation de New York (CCNY), à l’Agence norvégienne de développement et de coopération (NORAD), à l’Agence Danoise pour le Développement Inter­ national (DANIDA), au Ministère Français de la Coopération, au Programme des Nations­Unies pour le Développement (PNUD), au Ministère des Afaires Etrangères des Pays­Bas, à la Fondation Rockefeller, à l’Open Society Foundations (OSFs), à TrustAfrica, à l’UNESCO, à l’ONU Femmes, à la Fondation pour le renforcement des capacités en Afrique (ACBF) ainsi qu’au Gouvernement du Sénégal pour le soutien apporté aux programmes de recherche, de formation et de publication du Conseil. All editorial correspondence and manuscripts should be sent to: Tous les manuscrits et autres correspondances à caractère éditorial doivent être adresses au : Editor-in-Chief/Rédacteur en Chef Journal of African Transformation / Revue des mutations en Afrique CODESRIA, Av. Cheikh Anta Diop x Canal IV B.P. 3304, Dakar, 18524 Senegal. Tel: +221 825 98 22 / 825 98 23 Fax: +221 824 12 89 Email: Journal of African Transformation Revue des mutations en Afrique Volume 2, Numbers 1 & 2, 2017 Contents/Sommaire Editorial.......................................................................................................................................................................................v Éditorial....................................................................................................................................................................................ix 1. African Economies and Relevant Economic Analysis: A Structuralist Approach to Economic Policy Research in Africa Alemayehu Geda...............................................................................................................................................1 2. Vulnérabilité socio-économique, stratégies de survie et d’accumulation en zone rurale au Bénin : cas des populations vivant sur les terres de barre du plateau d’Abomey Nestor Alokpaï, Roch L. Mongbo, Sandra P. Mongbo, et Augustin Aoudji............................................................................................................................................35 3. The Challenges of the Narrative of African Economies’ Transformation Dimitri Sanga................................................................................................................................................57 4. Women’s Empowerment: Reflection on Gumede’s Conception of ‘Thought Leadership in Africa’ Francis Onditi...............................................................................................................................................81 5. Politique industrielle et performance économique en Afrique : le rôle du cadre institutionnel Mohamed Tlili Hamdi et Mohamed Moëz Yaïche .............113 6. Inégalité d’accès aux services d’assainissement en Afrique subsaharienne : état des lieux et défis pour l’après 2015 Kabran Aristide Dja ...................................................................153 7. Striving Towards an African-Centric Mode of Governance: Lessons Learned from Development Communication in Anambra State, Nigeria Kate Omenuga & Chekezie Uzegbunam ......................................................179 8. An Analysis of Zimbabwean Youths’ Socio-economic Trajectory and Negotiation of Aspirations amidst Economic Turbulence Tatenda Goodman Nhapi, Takudzwa L. Mathende ...........201 Journal of African Transformation, Volume 2, Nos 1 & 2, 2017 © CODESRIA & ECA 2018 (ISSN 2411–5002) idE torial dia S edA uj mo ib & awiyka T una M h �e world is livin g in uncertai n times. �e slowing down of the global eoc on m,y eht sir e o f ul thgir-art oitan lan si m dna eht moev ot sdraw orap laihc orp et oitc sin t op leici s, eht erapa tn liaf sgni o f lg olab oitazi n htiw ercni sa gni leev ls o f eni uq la yti ow lr ediwd , dna sek ew d op ev ryt orca ss er oig sn - la l sueg s t tah t eht lg olab oc etn tx of r eht srut utc lar snar t of mr oita n o f nac i r f A eoc on mei s dna soeic eit s si moer et un ous naht eev r eb of er . e� acirfA “ sir ” gni sot r y si on w a oc etn set d evitaran ni hcihw eht souecr s dna evird sr o f taht org htw era eb gni uq esoit en ,d htiw some ugra gni taht eht sir e saw moer o f na li lusoi n - a u� ek , ohtiw u t yna sol di of uoitadn ,n leki tahw nacirfA oc ueirtn s entiw sse d eb of er ni eht 1069 s dna elra y 179 0s, hcihw liw l, sooen r ehtar r naht leta ,r ehtiw r . yawa sA anihC moev s otni eht et-hgih hc seotc r dn a ed oirp ezit i r s udni slair t orp ud oitc ,n eht epa etit of s r ’ a c i r f A mirp r a y orp ud stc , hc i h w luetac i r b d eht ob om ni na c i r f A eoc on mei s, si .g n i n a w eH ecn , acirfA si niaga er sop gnidn ot eetx lanr soh skc , sa ti did ud gnir eht orht es o f eht eoc on m ci sirc si ni eht elra y 1089 s . e� ercni sa gni ed tb orp l� e o f m yna Af r i c a n countries is another palpable sign of the fragility and challenges oc orfn gnitn oht se eoc on mei s. uB t lihw e ti si rtue taht nacirfA eoc on mei s er m nia ew ka dna uv len lbar e, ti si la so rtue taht lessosn evah eb e n le tnra dna on lbat e orp erg ss sah eb e n er oc edr .d e� lessosn le tnra lcni ued , o n eht mgidarap o f ed ev lomp e,tn taht eht etat S si mi op tn a tr n i eht ed ev lomp e tn orp ec ss dn a t a h t n a ee� evit c up lb – c i etavirp seotc r m xi si eni lbativ e ni org gniw eht eoc on m y dna smit ul gnita ed ev lomp e .tn lA so, rpued tn eoc on m ci megana me tn htiw og o d laicnan� dna s� lac og ev ecnanr era mi op r .tnat e� er si eht en e d of r acirfA ot sert ehtgn n sti xa t er mig e, esn uer ee� evit c ub egd t mi lp emeoitat n n dn a mootin ,gn i r orp moet vi Journal of African Transformation, Volume 2, Nos 1 & 2, 2017 transparency and accountability in its public procurement system, an d imrp o ev t eh intrge it y an d caap cit y of n� ancial auid t an d orev sithg institutions . uF rthermore, for Africa to dev elop and transform itself, it must thin k id re� ne tl ;y it must tih n k out of t eh ob ,x uq se tion t eh ortoh od yx an d cah rt its onw cours e to leved omp ne t . nI otreh ow rsd , ihw l e Africa ma y tih n k lg oab ll,y an d eb ap rt of t eh lg oab l toh uthg strae m, it must act locall y yb ne ag ig n g in sociall y rle ave nt rse ae rcseh an d rp oud c e nk olw egde rp oud cts tah t can rd i ev op licise toaw rsd t eh structural transformation of t eh continne t . tS ructural transformation concie dev as a uq alitati ev sih ft in t eh structur e an d uq alit y of rp oud ction from lo w to ih hg av lu e sce tors, an d uq alitati ev imrp omev ne t in t eh uq alit y of lif e an d liiv n g stanad rsd of t eh oep lp ,e is an imrep ati ev for Africa . nI this edition of the journal, we bring you articles from diverse areas, focus an d id scilp inse ranig n g from an intre roag tion of t eh ap raid mg s an d mte oh od loig cal arp oacseh to ce onomic rse ae rc,h to t eh rol e of ad ta an d statistics in Africas’ structural transformation aneg ad , t eh issuse of oy ut h an d ow mne s’ me op rew mne t, lev e d omp ne t communication in og rev nanc,e an d t eh rol e of institutions in leved omp ne t . ahW t tseh e articlse ah ev in common is tah t t yeh ar e inaw rl-d ooik n g nk olw egd e rp oud cts tah t s ke to ard se s scep ic� arae s of Africas’ structural transformation cah llne seg an d rp oiv ed altre natisev . oF r instanc,e t eh articl e yb Alme auhey adeG continuse t eh abed t e on t eh toeh rte ical rep scep tisev an d ap raid mg s of rse ae rc h tah t soh ul d eb lped o dey in ce onomic analsy is an d op lic y formulation in Africa . e H arug se tah t t eh noe classical op “ sitiiv st ” mte oh d is not onl y inauqed at,e ub t syd functional in comrp nehe id n g Africas’ ce onomic cah llne seg an d t eh aw y foraw r .d oF r ih m, t eh structuralist arp oac h is mor e arp orp iat e as it unred scorse t eh rol e an d conttxe of institutions, ce onomic structurse , rp oud ction orag niaz tions and social classes in economic and production systems. �e structuralist arp oac h also me ahp sisez t eh r“ ol e of intre se t rg ousp c/ lass an d id striub tion of incom e as lew l as id striub ti ev coni� cts .” An d ig nev t eh cep uliar repxe ine cse of African countrise iw t h colonialism an d aap rtieh d an d t eh uniuq e structurse tah t me re deg from tah t colonial ope c,h eh conclused tah t t eh structuralist arp oac h is mor e rle ave nt to conud ctin g ce onomic rse ae rc h in Africa . Editorial vii Dimtri Sanga discusses the pivotal role of data and statistics in constructing the narrative about Africa’s economic transformation. Tose who own and control data, ultimately control the narrative. He argues that substantial gaps exist between the demand for quality data and statistics and the ability and capacity of many African countries to regularly produce and disseminate them. Te mismatch between demand and supply is caused by many factors, including poor investments in data and statistics, limited long-term planning capabilities, limited human and material resources and infrastructure, and limited coordination, collaboration, networking, and sharing of information at diferent levels of the National Statistical System (NSS). However, for structural transformation to take place, accurate and reliable data are indispensable; they are at the heart of development planning and policy formulation. Beyond planning, detailed and reliable data and statistics are needed for continuous assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of the economic and social performance of African countries and their drive towards economic transformation. Te article by Francis Onditi adopts a philosophical perspective in interrogating the issue of women’s empowerment. Te author frames his discourse in the context of Gumede’s “thought leadership”, one of the elements of the latter’s trilogy that also encompasses “thought liberation” and “critical consciousness”. For gender equality and women’s empowerment to be consummated, the women’s movement has to take those two elements seriously. Te article by Kate Omenuga and Chekezie Uzegbunam examines the issue of development communication in governance with a case study of Anambra state in Nigeria. Te author argues that successive governments in the state in recent times have adopted rural-based development communication strategies to bridge the gap between the leadership and the citizens, and to better articulate government programmes and activities to their constituencies. Te current government of the state has followed the same tradition. Te government’s economic blueprint, “Te Anambra Wheel of Development”, has a good development communication component that seeks to reshape and reinforce the state’s identity, the moral values to work to be inculcated by the citizens and their relationship with the state. Te two anchors of this strategy are the notion of “shared values” and developing new symbols in a state anthem, a new state viii Journal of African Transformation, Volume 2, Nos 1 & 2, 2017 me lb me an d ne w rg ou p sle fi- ned tit y nam e in idN“ Anamrb a,” as oop s de to t eh formre A“ namrb arian .” oG o d leved omp ne t communication, ihw c h is rg oun ded in local cep uliaritise , ah s t eh caap cit y to imrp o ev og rev nanc e in t eh op litical ssy tme . e� otreh articlse in tih s ide tion of t eh oj urnal, ihw c h ar e not summari de z in tih s ide torial, also ard se s id re� ne t leve d omp ne t concre ns in Africa from inaw r d l- ooik n g African rep scep tisev . e W iniv t e t eh rae red s to ne ag eg t eh id scoursse , critiuq e tmeh an d contriub t e n we ub t critical rep scep tisev , for t eh up rop s e of furtreh aavd ncin g t eh frontire s of nk olw .egde

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