Why? The articles in our volume suggest that democratization and the spread of market economies created the space for new organizations outside the government to start delivering services.
Fatai Ayinde Aremu charts how, after Nigeria changed its regime, private education expanded. In short, these schools arise in part in response to new opportunities created when an authoritarian regime is shaken off, and, in part, to respond to the state’s inadequate schools.
Lessening authoritarian rule in Kenya and Uganda had a similar effect. Lauren M. MacLean and Jennifer Brass reveal how liberalization spurred the growth of hybrid NGOs and businesses trying to deliver electricity beyond the state’s reach.