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Reconstituting the state of Africa
Title
Reconstituting the state of Africa / edited by Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
ISBN
9780230606944
0230606946
9781349534388
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Papers presented at an international conference.
Electronic reproduction. Basingstoke, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 3, 2009). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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Summary
The major focus of the book is an examination of the efforts being made by democratizing states in Africa to reconstitute the postcolonial state, so that it can become relevant to the needs and aspirations of the majority of the peoples of Africa. Using seven democratizing states in Africa as case studies, the book specifically examines three major interrelated issues: the multifaceted crises of state building in Africa; the efforts to democratically reconstitute the postcolonial state in Africa; and the proffering of suggestions to help address the challenges posed by the state reconstitution project.
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Palgrave political & international studies collection 2007.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I: Background. Introduction: Democratizing States and Sate Reconstitution in Africa / Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Part II: Case Studies. Statecraft in Botswana: Renegotiating Development, Legitimacy, and Authority / Onalenna Selolwane
The State in Cote d'Ivoire: Evolution and Constraints / Boubacar N'Diaye
Re-Inventing and Rebuilding the Ghanaian State: Towards a New Triumphalism? / Emmanuel Kwesi-Aning
Reflections on the State in Kenya / Anne Nagulu-Ayuku
Reconfiguring and Re-inventing State-Society Relations in Mauritius / Sheila Bunwaree
The Imperatives of Reconstructing the State in Nigeria: The Politics of Power, Welfare, and Imperialism in the New Millennium / Sylvester Alubo
The Post-Apartheid State in South / Victoria Maloka
Part III: Prospects for the Future
State Renewal in Africa: The Lessons / Pita Ogaba Agbese & George Klay Kieh, Jr.
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