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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Chapter One
  • Introduction; Chapter Two
  • Democracy: Why Myths and Realities in Africa?; Chapter Three
  • Why is Democracy a Contested Global Construct Today?; Chapter Four
  • Analytical Framework; Chapter Five
  • Democracy in Africa Today: A Historical Overview; Chapter Six
  • Pluralist Elections and Ideological Complementarity; Chater Seven
  • Neoliberalism, Stagnation and Killing of Democracy; Chapter Eight
  • Essential Elements of Democracy; Chapter Nine
  • Political Legitimacy and Democratic Culture.
  • Chapter Ten
  • Summary and ConclusionChapter Eleven
  • Towards Social Democracy in Africa; References; Back Cover.