The African peer review mechanism (APRM): an assessment of concept and design

Kanbur, Ravi

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“…Five were examined from July 2002, four in 2008, and AEO (2009 expected six, but only three (including Mozambique) were carried out in 2009 (AEO 2010, 72) plus Mauritius in the 13th Forum in Kampala in late July. The effectiveness of mutual control devices reflects the extent to which cooperation overcomes collective action barriers and clears the ground for coherent reforms (Kanbur 2004).…”

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Cape Verde and Mozambique as Development Successes in West and Southern Africa

Macedo¹,

Pereira²

2010

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This paper applies an interpretation of how globalization and governance (G&G) interact with convergence given Cape Verde and Mozambique's particular geographical and historical contexts. We hold that development success under globalization entails, necessarily but not exclusively, positive market perceptions regarding the orientation and predictability of policies as well as the accompanying institutional arrangements. As such, a positive G&G interaction with respect to a comparator group can usefully be defined as success notwithstanding the inexistence of a universally applicable development model. In practical terms, we first identify macro-level policy and institutional combinations underpinning successful trade diversification (an indicator of globalization) and income convergence (an indicator of governance) in the sub-regions of West and Southern Africa. We then assess to what extent these combinations apply to both countries using an empirical analysis. We find that trade openness drives convergence and export diversification in Western Africa (which is becoming more diversified) while convergence is instead driven by economic and political freedoms in Southern Africa (which is becoming more specialized). Our empirical analysis is complemented by a case-study narrative of Cape Verde and Mozambique's long-term development, which allows us to also identify the following common drivers: moving towards a market economy; opening up to regional and global trade; increasing economic and political freedom; pursing macroeconomic stability and financial reputation; ensuring policy continuity (especially in the industrial and trade sectors) and focusing on human development (especially education and poverty reduction). Moreover, both countries reveal convergence compared to their sub-regional peers when looking at average GDP per capita and indicators of financial reputation and good governance. While these findings are insufficient to conclude that convergence will be sustained, the positive interaction between trade and financial globalization, on the one hand, and good governance and democracy, on the other, may help explain the observed diversity of the Portuguese-speaking African community, which includes three other countries (Angola, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe).

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Cape Verde and Mozambique as Development Successes in West and Southern Africa

Macedo¹,

Pereira²

2010

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“…16 Accordingly, one obvious option to strengthen mutual learning and monitoring of SDGs achievements could be to better use the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD), the proposed African process for SDGs review mechanism, by integrating information from it to the framework of the African Peer Review Mechanism. This option, could arguably contribute towards making the review process more focused on what pertains to socioeconomic governance (in line with the suggestions of Kanbur, 2004), and dispelling the perception of the implementation of the SDGs as a top-down exercise, as noted in Table 1. The fact that the ARFSD will use the integrated indicators and data that bring together Agenda 2063 and the SDGs, makes it an African owned process, that mainstreams the regional and global development frameworks to national agendas.…”

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From global goals to regional strategies: towards an African approach to SDGs

Valensisi

Karingi

2016

African Geographical Review

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Starting from a stock-taking of the millennium development goals, the paper emphasizes the need to pay greater attention to Africa's regional dimension in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. Three main arguments are elaborated in this respect. First, translating the sustainable development goals (SDGs) into regional development strategies can enhance the link between global objectives and the multifaceted reality of a multi-polar world, enhancing policy coherence, and providing a strategic option to strengthen Africa's bargaining power vis-à-vis both developed and emerging partners. Secondly, a regional approach to SDGs can facilitate the definition of relevant targets/indicators and enhance the monitoring and evaluation framework. In so doing it could also offer the scope to integrate more closely SDGs' social and environmental concerns into existing development frameworks. Thirdly, focusing just on the economic sphere -the area where Africa's integration is relatively more advanced -increasing evidence suggests that effective regional integration can support the continent's transformation agenda and foster more inclusive and sustainable growth.

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“…That notwithstanding, the concept of peer review has its origins in professional bodies and involves two broad areas: the evaluation of proposals and projects by experts; and monitoring of state compliance with provisions of a treaty (Ngamau 2004:540). It involves a systematic examination and assessment of either the performance or practices of a state by other states (peers) or designated institutions (OECD 2003;Pagani 2002;Kotze and Steyn 2003;Kanbur 2004). The goal of such reviews is to assist countries being reviewed to improve their policy-making capacities, adopt best practices and comply with established standards and norms.…”

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“…This form of influence or persuasion, &own otherwise as "peer pressure" (Pagani 2002;Kanbur 2004) may bel executed through a set of recommendations, informal dialogue, public scrutiny,.ranking among countries as to their levels of compliance, and through domestic public opinion or pressure (Pagani 2002).…”

Section: The Concept Of Peer Reviewmentioning

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African Peer Review Mechanism: An Assessment

Kebonang¹

2005

India Quarterly

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In 2002 at the inaugural Summit of the African Union (AU) held in Durbah, South Africa, the African Heads of State and Government committed themselves to adhere to international standards on democracy, good governance (political, economic and corporate), peace, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. They also agreed to hold each other accountable through African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The present paper examines whether the APRM constitutes a viable peer review mechanism; and, if not, how it can be strengthened?

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The African peer review mechanism (APRM): an assessment of concept and design

Cited by 24 publications

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Cape Verde and Mozambique as Development Successes in West and Southern Africa

Cape Verde and Mozambique as Development Successes in West and Southern Africa

From global goals to regional strategies: towards an African approach to SDGs

African Peer Review Mechanism: An Assessment

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