Democratization in Africa :

Democratization in Africa : progress and retreat edited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner. - 2nd ed. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. - xxviii, 360 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - A Journal of democracy book . - Journal of democracy book. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Challenges of a "frontier" region / Presidents untamed / Legislatures on the rise? / The rule of law versus the big man / The institutionalization of political power in Africa / The decline of the African military coup / Growth without prosperity in Africa / Formal versus informal institutions in Africa / Nigeria's muddled elections / Another step forward for Ghana / Senegal : the return of personalism / Sierra Leone : a vote for better governance / Liberia starts over / Kenya : back from the brink? / The crisis in Kenya / Tanzania's missing opposition Barak Hoffman / Personalizing power in Uganda / The remarkable story of Somaliland / An accidental advance? : South Africa's 2009 elections / The illusion of democracy in Botswana / Zambia : one party in perpetuity? / Voting for change in the DRC / Angola's facade democracy / Zimbabwe's long agony / Richard Joseph -- H. Kwasi Prempeh -- Joel D. Barkan -- Larry Diamond -- Daniel N. Posner and Daniel J. Young -- John F. Clark -- Peter Lewis -- Michael Bratton -- Rotimi T. Suberu -- E. Gyimah-Boadi -- Penda Mbow -- Christopher Wyrod -- Dave Peterson -- Michael Chege -- Maina Kiai -- Lindsay Robinson -- Andrew M. Mwenda -- Seth Kaplan -- Steven Friedman -- Kenneth Good -- Kate Baldwin -- Herbert F. Weiss -- Paula Cristina Roque -- Michael Bratton and Eldred Masunungure. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

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