Dictators And Democracy In African Development
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Dictators And Democracy In African Development
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Author : A. Carl LeVan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015
Dictators And Democracy In African Development written by A. Carl LeVan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Political Science categories.
This book argues that the structure of the policy-making process in Nigeria explains variations in government performance better than other commonly cited factors.
Accountability Politics And Development In Colonial And Post Colonial Africa
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Author : Gabriel Oyaletor Ijewere
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Accountability Politics And Development In Colonial And Post Colonial Africa written by Gabriel Oyaletor Ijewere and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Political Science categories.
Africa S Second Wave Of Freedom
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Author : Lyn S. Graybill
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 1998
Africa S Second Wave Of Freedom written by Lyn S. Graybill and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
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Defeating Dictators
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Author : George B.N. Ayittey
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2011-11-08
Defeating Dictators written by George B.N. Ayittey and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-08 with Political Science categories.
Despite billions of dollars of aid and the best efforts of the international community to improve economies and bolster democracy across Africa, violent dictatorships persist. As a result, millions have died, economies are in shambles, and whole states are on the brink of collapse. Political observers and policymakers are starting to believe that economic aid is not the key to saving Africa. So what does the continent need to do to throw off the shackles of militant rule? African policy expert George Ayittey argues that before Africa can prosper, she must be free. Taking a hard look at the fight against dictatorships around the world, from Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 to Iran's Green Revolution last year, he examines what strategies worked in the struggle to establish democracy through revolution. Ayittey also offers strategies for the West to help Africa in her quest for freedom, including smarter sanctions and establishing fellowships for African students.
The Rise Of Elective Dictatorship And The Erosion Of Social Capital
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Author : Kasahun Woldemariam
language : en
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Release Date : 2009
The Rise Of Elective Dictatorship And The Erosion Of Social Capital written by Kasahun Woldemariam and has been published by Africa Research and Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Africa categories.
In the early 1990s, the African political landscape was liberalised and multiparty elections were held in various regions of the continent. However, from the mid-1990s onwards, power began to become concentrated in the hands of a few ruling elites. Elections became mere theatrical displays and were held neither regularly, fairly or freely. Using exploratory research methods and system theory, Kasahun Woldemariam examines how and why this was able to happen.
Permanent Emergency Welfare Regimes In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Alfio Cerami
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-03-18
Permanent Emergency Welfare Regimes In Sub Saharan Africa written by Alfio Cerami and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-18 with Political Science categories.
This book examines the relationship between development economics, social protection and democratization in the specific context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Moving existing theories of transformation into a new terrain, it sheds light on the exclusive origins of dictatorship and democracy.
Democracy Good Governance And Development In Africa
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Author : Mawere, Munyaradzi
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2015-10-24
Democracy Good Governance And Development In Africa written by Mawere, Munyaradzi and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-24 with Social Science categories.
Questions surrounding democracy, governance, and development especially in the view of Africa have provoked acrimonious debates in the past few years. It remains a perennial question why some decades after political independence in Africa the continent continues experiencing bad governance, lagging behind socioeconomically, and its democracy questionable. We admit that a plethora of theories and reasons, including iniquitous and malicious ones, have been conjured in an attempt to explain and answer the questions as to why Africa seems to be lagging behind other continents in issues pertaining to good governance, democracy and socio-economic development. Yet, none of the theories and reasons proffered so far seems to have provided enduring solutions to Africa’s diverse complex problems and predicaments. This book dissects and critically examines the matrix of Africa’s multifaceted problems on governance, democracy and development in an attempt to proffer enduring solutions to the continent’s long-standing political and socio-economic dilemmas and setbacks.
African States Since Independence
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Author : Darin Christensen
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-28
African States Since Independence written by Darin Christensen and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-28 with Africa categories.
Authors Christensen and Laitin argue that an interplay of geographic, historical, and demographic factors undergird sub-Saharan states' post-independence struggles to eradicate poverty, establish democratic accountability, and quell civil unrest. They set out the founding fathers' challenges in transforming their postcolonial states, many of which are ethnically diverse, geographically diffuse, sparsely populated, and lacking in administrative capacity. With the legacies of the slave trade, partition, Christian missionaries, and extractive colonial institutions complicating their efforts, many African states faced stagnation, authoritarianism, and civil strife. Recent years have seen promising attempts to restore democracy to states under authoritarian rule and to liberalize their economies, suggesting that the region is moving toward a new era. Relying on the best statistical data and richly illustrated with case material, this book is an indispensable source for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand Africa's post-independence political trajectories.
African Democracy
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Author : Gardner Thompson
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2015-12-29
African Democracy written by Gardner Thompson and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-29 with Political Science categories.
The concepts of democracy and good governance have been at the centre of criticism of governments all over the world. What democracy entails, however, has never been agreed, most notably on the African continent. African politicians who have been criticised for reigning over 'undemocratic' regimes have insisted that the West judges them by criteria that don't apply to African circumstances. Is there such a thing as African democracy? Informed and intrigued by two events that happened in different eras, in different countries, Gardner Thompson has written an in-depth historical examination of the nature of 'imported' democracy as practised in the East African countries of Uganda, where he worked as a young History teacher in the 70s, Kenya and Tanzania. The events were the 1971 Amin capture of power from Milton Obote in Uganda, and the post-election violence that rocked Kenya in 2007/2008, pitting then incumbent Mwai Kibaki against his erstwhile colleague Raila Odinga, along what many read to be tribal lines. Dividing the book into three sections, Thompson treats democracy in the three former colonies from the perspectives of pre-independence (colonialism), the transition to independence, and governance since independence. Reflecting indigenous history, the colonial past and evolving culture, flawed but functioning forms of government have emerged in the three states.
Economic Origins Of Dictatorship And Democracy
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Author : Daron Acemoglu
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006
Economic Origins Of Dictatorship And Democracy written by Daron Acemoglu and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political power and resources. Thus democracy is preferred by the majority of citizens, but opposed by elites. Dictatorship nevertheless is not stable when citizens can threaten social disorder and revolution. In response, when the costs of repression are sufficiently high and promises of concessions are not credible, elites may be forced to create democracy. By democratizing, elites credibly transfer political power to the citizens, ensuring social stability. Democracy consolidates when elites do not have strong incentive to overthrow it. These processes depend on (1) the strength of civil society, (2) the structure of political institutions, (3) the nature of political and economic crises, (4) the level of economic inequality, (5) the structure of the economy, and (6) the form and extent of globalization.