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Government confronts culture : the struggle for democracy in Southern Africa /
Transitional societies -- struggling to build democratic institutions and new political traditions -- are faced with a painful dilemma. How can Government become strong and effective, building a common good that unites disparate ethnic and class groups, while simultaneously nurturing democratic soci...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Garland Pub.,
1999.
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| Colección: | States and societies ;
v. 2. Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1185. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Transitional societies -- struggling to build democratic institutions and new political traditions -- are faced with a painful dilemma. How can Government become strong and effective, building a common good that unites disparate ethnic and class groups, while simultaneously nurturing democratic social rules at the grassroots? Professor Fuller brings this issue to light in the contentious, multicultural setting of Southern Africa. Post-apartheid states, like South Africa and Namibia, are pushing hard to raise school quality, reduce family poverty, and equalize gender relations inside villages a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 364 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-357) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203906828 0203906829 9780815314318 0815314310 9781135580049 1135580049 |