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Democratizing or Reconfiguring Predatory Autocracy? : Myths and Realities in Africa Today.

The celebrations that heralded democratic change in the 1990s in Africa have gradually faded into muffled cries of anger and attendant violence of despair. Almost everywhere on the continent so-called democratic leaders are openly subverting the people's will and disregarding national constitut...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mentan, Tatah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The celebrations that heralded democratic change in the 1990s in Africa have gradually faded into muffled cries of anger and attendant violence of despair. Almost everywhere on the continent so-called democratic leaders are openly subverting the people's will and disregarding national constitutions. Ordinary people find themselves removed from the centres of power, marginalized and reduced to helpless and hopeless onlookers as political leaders, their friends and families noisily enjoy the spoils of impunity. From Nigeria to Zimbabwe, Kenya to the Ivory Coast and Uganda to Cameroon, the writin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (92 pages)
ISBN:9789956715633
9956715638