Legislative power in emerging African democracies /

A study of legislative development in Africa which explores why variations in the extent of legislative authority and performance across the continent are only partially related, if at all, to the overall level of democratization. Constraints that have retarded the development and power of legislatu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Barkan, Joel D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.
Subjects:
Since 1960
Legislative bodies > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Legislative power > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Pouvoir législatif > Afrique subsaharienne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Legislative bodies
Legislative power
Politics and government
Wetgevende macht.
Democratie.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government > 1960-
Afrique subsaharienne > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Sub-Saharan Africa
Afrika.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • African legislatures and the "third wave" of democratization / Joel D. Barkan
  • Kenya's tortuous path to successful legislative development / Joel D. Barkan and Fred Matiangi
  • The rise and ebb of Uganda's no-party parliament / Nelson Kasfir and Stephen Hippo Twebaze
  • Benin : legislative development in Africa's first democratizer / Ladipo Adamolekun and Mouftaou Laleye
  • Co-optation despite democratization in Ghana / Staffan I. Lindbert with Yongmei Zhou
  • Rules and rents in Nigeria's National Assembly / Peter M. Lewis
  • South Africa : emerging legislature or rubber stamp? / Joel D. Barkan
  • Conclusion / Joel D. Barkan.

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