Governance and Democracy in Africa

Regional and Continental Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av James S. Guseh, Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor, Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor, James S Guseh, Emmanuel O Oritsejafor

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This book looks at the fundamental issue of governance in Africa. After half a century of experimenting with democratic institutions, African countries are still ambivalent about the complete or absolute adoption of this form of governance. Africa lost tremendous human and natural resources in the struggle for political and economic independence. What form of governance African leaders adopt will determine how worthwhile this sacrifice has been to the African people. This issue is the major challenge facing Africa, and addressing it is of high urgency. Employing a political economy framework, this book provides some insights into to dealing with this complex issue of democratic governance in Africa.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-12-17
Mått161 x 230 x 17 mm
Vikt354 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor140
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498532990

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Chapter One: Governance and Democracy in Africa: Regional and Continental PerspectivesChapter Two: Concepts of Democratic GovernanceChapter Three: Democratic Governance in Africa: Trends and AssessmentChapter Four: Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa: Case Studies of South Africa and GhanaChapter Five: Government Size, Political Freedom and Economic Growth: The Case Study of NigeriaChapter Six: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Economic Growth in AfricaChapter Seven: Democracy and Governance in Africa: The ContinentalAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DAppendix EBibliographyAbout the Contributors

Guseh and Oritsejafor have produced an innovative text that surveys African politics using a political economy approach. Instead of focusing on how African political leaders have constructed various versions of 'failed states,' the authors bring an African perspective to the question of how states govern impoverished citizens while accumulating enormous wealth from the natural resources of the continent. This study encompasses the continent as a whole, demonstrating that the economic dynamics of North Africa are not distinct from the sub-Saharan region. The authors provide a quantitative analysis of African trade that reveals how the continent fits into the global capitalist system. This analysis also demonstrates how transparent structures of power, and respect for human rights, contributes to “development” and reducing income inequalities. At a time when the most productive African states are the ones that generate the greatest inequality, this book invites a conversation about how Africans can manage state structures to redefine development for the benefit of the people of Africa as a whole.