Post-COVID world: The controls of moulding states

Fred Amonya ORCID logo

https://doi.org/10.22495/clgrv2i2p4

Abstract

Crises force us to stop and think. And COVID-19 should. This paper examines the prospect of deep reform of national planning in the young post-colonial states (the moulding states). The paper is a contrasted case study of Kenya and Uganda. The attempt at generalisation across moulding states draws on a shared history of state formation. Two trunks define that history – post-independence conflicts and structural adjustment programme (SAP). A contrast between the two countries teases out a tension, which tension the paper uses to illuminate the two policy spaces. The analytical frame draws on control theory. The paper argues that neither country is likely to see structural reform of their national planning. Yet, the epistemological thrust of the paper is not that deduction but questions arising along with the scrutiny of the policy spaces. Those questions should provoke Africa and more broadly, the emerging economies.

Keywords: Africa, Emerging Economies, Policy, COVID-19, Control Theory

Authors’ individual contribution: The Author is responsible for all the contributions to the paper according to CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) standards.

Declaration of conflicting interests: The Author declares that there is no conflict of interest.

JEL Classification: H1-7, G2, R5

Received: 21.09.2020
Accepted: 11.11.2020
Published online: 13.11.2020

How to cite this paper: Amonya, F. (2020). Post-COVID world: The controls of moulding states. Corporate Law & Governance Review, 2(2), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.22495/clgrv2i2p4



Amount: 14 EUR

The payment can be made with credit/debit card via secure payment system provided by Ukrainian processing center. During the payment, you will probably receive an SMS from your bank with the password to confirm the transaction. The price in Euro is an oriented one. The payment will be charged in UAH according to the exchange rate of your payment card provider. Once the payment is made we will process it ASAP and our representative will contact you to deliver the service/confirm the payment.