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Democratization in Africa : progress and retreat edited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Journal of democracy bookPublication details: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxviii, 360 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780801894831 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0801894832 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780801894848 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0801894840 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.96 22
LOC classification:
  • JQ1879.A15 D465 2010
Contents:
1. Challenges of a "frontier" region / Richard Joseph -- 2. Presidents untamed / H. Kwasi Prempeh -- 3. Legislatures on the rise? / Joel D. Barkan -- 4. The rule of law versus the big man / Larry Diamond -- 5. The institutionalization of political power in Africa / Daniel N. Posner and Daniel J. Young -- 6. The decline of the African military coup / John F. Clark -- 7. Growth without prosperity in Africa / Peter Lewis -- 8. Formal versus informal institutions in Africa / Michael Bratton -- 9. Nigeria's muddled elections / Rotimi T. Suberu -- 10. Another step forward for Ghana / E. Gyimah-Boadi -- 11. Senegal : the return of personalism / Penda Mbow -- 12. Sierra Leone : a vote for better governance / Christopher Wyrod -- 13. Liberia starts over / Dave Peterson -- 14. Kenya : back from the brink? / Michael Chege -- 15. The crisis in Kenya / Maina Kiai -- 16. Tanzania's missing opposition Barak Hoffman / Lindsay Robinson -- 17. Personalizing power in Uganda / Andrew M. Mwenda -- 18. The remarkable story of Somaliland / Seth Kaplan -- 19. An accidental advance? : South Africa's 2009 elections / Steven Friedman -- 20. The illusion of democracy in Botswana / Kenneth Good -- 21. Zambia : one party in perpetuity? / Kate Baldwin -- 22. Voting for change in the DRC / Herbert F. Weiss -- 23. Angola's facade democracy / Paula Cristina Roque -- 24. Zimbabwe's long agony / Michael Bratton and Eldred Masunungure.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books JST Library General Stacks JQ<br>Political institutions and public administration<br>(Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) JQ 1879.A15 DEM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 102504
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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