May 27-28, 2016 College of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia “Challenges and Opportunities for Good Governance and Leadership for Sustainable Development of African States" A collaborative, international, interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Center for African Development Policy Research at Western Michigan University, Addis Ababa University, and local and regional universities in Ethiopia 9th International Conference on African Development PROGRAM Friday, May 27 Registration 8:00-8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks: Professor Afework Kassu, State Minister of Science and Technology (subject to availability) 8:30-9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Professor Sisay Asefa, Professor of Economics, WMU, and Conference Director Dr. Admasu Tsegaye, President of AAU Dr. Zenebe Beyene, Addis Ababa University, Master of Ceremony 9:00-10:00 a.m. Plenary Session I: Keynote Lectures Chairperson: Professor Sisay Asefa The Relevance of Philosophy Ethiopianism to Present Day Ethiopia, Professor Mammo Muchie, Tshewane University of Technology, South Africa China and Post-Millennium African Economic Development Strategy as a Non-Zero-Sum Game, Professor Milkias Paulos , Concordia University, Montreal, Canada Embracing the Ambiguity of Economic Development and its Implications for Good Governance, Professor Teshome Abebe, Eastern Illinois University, USA (A contribution in absentia) 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Tea/coffee break Session I: Hall I 10:20 – 11:25 a.m. Good Governance and Corruption Chairperson: Professor K. Mathews, Addis Ababa University Corruption and Development: Alternatives to Combat Corruption, Adane Tekilay, Makelle University, Ethiopia New Insight to Install and Strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ethiopia: A Context Perspective to Developmental State, Tesfaye Fentaw Nigatu, Bule Hora University, Borana, Ethiopia Understanding E-government: Complexities, Opportunities, & Challenges, Amare Desta, Senior Lecturer and Course Director, London South Bank, London, UK Islamic Law Measures for Good Governance and Justice: Lessons from Nigeria, Abdullahi Saliu Ishola and Isa Olawele Solahudeen, International Islamic University, Malaysia Good Governance Challenges and Strategies in Major Oromia Cities, Tollaa Berisso and Bekele Shiberu, Arsi University and Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia Session I: Hall II 10:20 – 11:25 a.m. Gender and Development Chairperson: Dr. Dilu Shaleka, Addis Ababa University Assessment of the Roles and Constraints of Women in Economic Development: A Case Study of Ambo Town, Gashaw Ayferam, Ambo University, Ethiopia 2 Factors Affecting the Access of Women to Poultry Extension Services in North Western Tigray, Alem Tadesse Atsbeha, Aksum University, Ethiopia Good Governance and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia: A Research Framework, Berhanu Beyene and Asseghedech Woldelul, ECSU and Admas University, Addis Ababa The Effect of Women’s Employment on Marriage Formation: The Case of Rural Women in Sebeta Hawas District, Central Ethiopia, Aynalem Megersa, Workneh Negatu,and Eshetu Gurmu, Addis Ababa University Session II: Hall I 11:25 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tourism and Development Chairperson: Dr. Mulugeta Fisseha, Addis Ababa University Opportunities and Challenges for Community-Based Ecotourism Development: The Case of Alatish National Park, Northwest Ethiopia, Kassegn Berhanu and Melese Kashu, Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia Tourism Resources of Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia: Conceptualization, Assessment and Inventory, Aynalem Aseres, Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia Tourism Potentials and Community-Based Ecotourism (CBET) Development: The Case of Choke Mountain and its Environs, Ethiopia, Aynalem Aseres, Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia Challenges and Opportunities of Community-Based Ecotourism Development in Ethiopia, Sewnet Tesfaye Lema. Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia The Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Tourism Management in Ethiopia: Lake Tana Region in Focus, Tamrat Binayew Getahun, Adama University, Ethiopia Session II: Hall II 11:25 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Federalism and Regional Integration I Chairperson: Dr. Worku Aberra, Dawson College, Canada Ethnic Federalism: A Means for Managing or a Triggering Factor for Ethnic Conflicts in Ethiopia? Muhabie Mekonnen Mengistu: Pan African University, Cameroon. Multiplicity of African Regional Economic Communities and Overlapping Memberships: A Challenge for African Integration, Muhabie Mekonnen Mengistu:, Pan African University, Cameroon Regional Integration to Build Peace: Roles, Challenges and Prospects of the Eastern African Standby Force, Endalcachew A. Bayeh, Ambo University, Ethiopia Theorizing a Pan-African Development Frameworkd for Africa and Aftro-Caribbean Integration: Challenges and Opportunities, Oral Taylor, University of West Indies, Jamaica 12:30 – 13:30 p.m. LUNCH 3 Session III: Hall I 13:30 – 14:35 p.m. Federalism and Regional Integration II Chairperson: Professor Tessema Taa, Addis Ababa University Asymmetric Benefits: The de facto Economic Union between Eritrea and Ethiopia,1991-98, Worku Abera Analysis of the Local Government Sustainability Implementation Strategy in Nigeria and South Africa, Robert Dibie, Indiana University-Kokomo, Indiana, USA Ethiopians’ Self-Identification and Pan-African Consciousness in the Diaspora: The Case of Washington, D.C. Goshu W. Tefera, Syracuse University, New York, USA Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the East African Community, Andualem Zewde, Arsi Univesity, Ethiopia Session III: Hall II 13:30 – 14:35 p.m. Agriculture and Development Chairperson: Dr. Alemayehu Seyoum, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI-Ethiopia Feasibilities of Beekeeping in Hillside Rehabilitation Areas for Rural Entrepreneurship and Climate Change Adaptation in the Tigray Region,Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae Hailu and Berhanu Gebremedhin, Axum University Farmers’ Preference and Adoption of Drought-Tolerant Maize Varieties: The Case of Drought Prone Areas, Ethiopia, Mekonnen Sime, Bedilu Demissie, Bedru Beshir and Endeshaw Habte, Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Adama, Ethiopia Agricultural Extension in Ethiopia: Then and Now, Fourie Elsje, University of Maastricht, Netherlands Adaptability and Performance Evaluation of Pure Boer Goats, Girma Debele, Mieso Guru and Tesfaye Alem, Adami Tulu Agricultural Research Center, Zeway, Ethiopia Session IV: Hall I 14:35 – 15:40 p.m. Water for Sustainable Development Chairperson: Dr. Getnet Alemu, International Development Policy Research Institute, Ababa University Water Poverty and its Impact on Income Poverty and Health Status in Sudan: The Case of Gezira State (1993-2013), Mutasim A. Abdelmawla, Gezira University, Medina, Sudan New Development in the Ethio-Egypt Relations over the Hydro-Politics of the Nile: Questioning its Real Prospects, Endalcachew A. Bayeh, Ambo University, Ethiopia Building Infrastructure for Hydrological/Water Crisis Management in Nigeria in the 21st Century: Imperatives for Policy Reforms, Kongbowa Bramwell Amadasun and Ekhosuehi Oghator, Federal University and University of Benin, Nigeria Session IV: Hall II 14:35 – 15:40 p.m. Youth and Development Chairperson: Dr. Tadele Ferede, Head, Department of Economics, Addis Ababa University, Taming the Youth Bulge in Ethiopia, Terefe Degefa, Addis Ababa University The Role of Small Socioeconomic Institutions in Creating Livelihood Options for Youth while Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from an Environmental Entrepreneurship Project, Tigray, Muluberhan Biedemariam Tassew and Zemen Haddis Gebeyehu, Axum 4 University, Ethiopia The Power of Student Activism, Protest, Social Media, Hashtag: The Youth Are Talking, Oyewo Adetola Elizabeth and Umoh Samuel, University of Natal, South Africa 15:40 – 16:00 p.m. Tea/coffee break Session V: Hall I 16:00 – 17:05 p.m. Education for Sustainable Development Chairperson: Professor Endashaw Bekele or Dr. Ferdisa Aga, Addis Ababa University Adequacy of a Summer-in-Service Program as a Tool for Enhancing Professional Competence of Teachers: Implication for Quality of Education: the Case of Madda Walabu University, Kassegn Berhanu and Melese Kashu, Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia Factors Affecting Proper Utilization of Budget in Ethiopian Public Universities, Semeneh Bessie Desta Education Systems that Forgot the Unforgettable Values: The Case of Ethiopian Education System from 1941 to 1991, Tamrat Binayew n, Ambo University, Ethiopia The Politics of Higher Education Development in Ethiopia: A Critical Review, Bantayehu Shiferaw Chanie, Arsi University, Ethiopia Session V: Hall II 16:00 – 17:05 p.m. Economic Development, Finance and Trade Chairperson: Professor Daniel Teferra, University of Wisconsin-White Water, USA Export Barriers and Competitiveness of Developing Economies: The Case of the Ethiopian Leather Footwear Industry, Gebreyohannes Gebreslassie Gebrewahid, Makelle University, Ethiopia China and India's Role in African Development, K. Mathews, Addis Ababa University The Historical Origin of the African Economic Crisis and its Legacy: African External Trade and Finance, from Colonialism to China, Alemayehu Geda, Addis Ababa University Corporate Governance and Ethical Values: The Case of the Ethiopian Financial Sector, Abrar Fitwi, St Marys University, Indiana, USA Saturday, May 28 Plenary Session II: Keynote Lectures 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Chairperson: Professor Sisay Asefa, Western Michigan University Pathways Less Explored: Aspirations and Economic Transformation, Dr. Alemayehu Seyoum, Senior Research