Government and Politics in Africa

Comprehensively revised for this new edition, this popular textbook has been extended to assess the progress made by states - mostly weakened in capacity and crippled by debt - in moving towards democratic pluralism and a market economy. Using examples and case studies drawn from different parts of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tordoff, William
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1997, 1997
Edition:Third Edition
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Comprehensively revised for this new edition, this popular textbook has been extended to assess the progress made by states - mostly weakened in capacity and crippled by debt - in moving towards democratic pluralism and a market economy. Using examples and case studies drawn from different parts of Africa, the book investigates both theoretically and in considerable empirical detail a range of institutions as well as key issues including decentralisation, the role of women, the tragedy of Rwanda, and the impact of a liberated South Africa upon African states to the north
Physical Description:XXII, 378 p online resource
ISBN:9781349257898