Book is an improved translation of L'innovation en stratégies de développement en Afrique. Paris : Éditions Karthala, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Political and institutional change in Africa : an analysis of innovations in economic development strategy since state independences -- Innovation in African economic development strategy : literature review and conceptual clarification -- Theoretical and methodological framework : ideas, interests, institutions, time, and the role of international, regional, and national actors in economic development strategy -- Time, historical context, and innovation in African development strategies -- Ideas, values, paradigms and policy innovations in Africa -- Interests, strategies, and policy innovation in Africa -- How do international, regional, and national actors affect innovation in African development strategies? -- Conclusion: Toward a new analysis of change in political science : political and institutional innovation in the light of African development strategies