Public Procurement Reform and Governance in Africa

S.N. Nyeck is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Clarkson University, USA. She is the co-editor of Sexual Diversity in Africa: Politics, Theory and Citizenship.

• Foreword.-Introduction.-1. Implicit Dimensions of Public Procurement Contracts: African History and Debates.-2. Why Do some African Countries Negotiate Unfair Resource Contracts?.-3. Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts between South African Retailers and Suppliers.-4: Substantive and Objective Criteria in Preferential Public Procurement: The Case of 2011 Regulations in South Africa.-5. Deviations and (In)discretions in the Governance  of South African Public Entities Enjoy.-6: Decentralization and Accountability Challenges to Appointing Independent Bid Committees in the Public Sector.-7: Public Procurement in Botswana: A Survey of Issues.-8: History and Evolution of Public Procurement Reforms in Uganda.-9. Social Accountability Mechanisms and Public Procurement Reform in Nigeria.-10. The Role of New Technologies of Communication and Social Audits in Procurement Monitoring.-11. Governance in the Health Sector Procurement: The Role of Public and Private Practitioners inBotswana.-12: Budget Allocation Mechanisms and Public Infrastructure Governance in Nigeria: Lesson from Osun State.-13. The Governance of Concessionary Assets: A Review of the Partnership between Kenya and the Rift Valley Railways Consortium