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Governance and Democracy in Africa : Regional and Continental Perspectives.
The challenge facing African leaders is whether to completely adopt democratic institutions as its form of governance. The book examines Africa's experience with this form of democratic governance since independence and its impact on economic performance.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington Books,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Governance and Democracy in Africa; Governance and Democracy in Africa Regional and Continental Perspectives; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Introduction to Democratic Governance; Background; Political Freedom; Challenge to Democratic Capitalism; Theme and Organization of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2; Concepts of Democratic Governance; Governance; Good Governance; Democracy and Political Freedom; Summary; Notes; Chapter 3; Democratic Governance in Africa; West Africa; East Africa; North Africa; Surge in Refugees Crossing the Mediterranean Sea
- Southern AfricaCentral African Region; SUMMARY; Notes; Chapter 4; Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa; The Case of South Africa; The Case of Ghana; The Empirical Evidence; Summary; Notes; Chapter 5; Government Size, Political Freedom, and Economic Growth; Political Background; Political Transitions; The Economic Background; Government Size, Political Freedom, and Economic Growth: The Empirical Evidence; Summary; Notes; Chapter 6; The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Economic Growth in Africa; The William Clinton Administration and AGOA; The George W. Bush Administration
- The Barack Obama AdministrationTHE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION; Assessment of AGOA; Summary; Notes; Chapter 7; Democracy and Governance in Africa; The Monrovia Colloquium and the Lagos Plan of Action; African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights; The New Partnership for Africa's Development; An Assessment of NEPAD; Summary; Notes; Appendix A; Regression Results Based on Growth of GDP; Appendix B; Regression Results Based on GDP; Appendix C; AGOA Apparel Rules; Summary of Apparel Rules of Origin under AGOA; Appendix D; AGOA Eligibility; Appendix E; US Trade with Sub-Saharan African Countries in 2016