Coping with crisis in African states /

The authors explore the sources of variation across African states in terms of both the susceptibility to major political and social crises and the capacity to respond to those crises effectively.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lewis, Peter, 1957- (Editor), Harbeson, John W. (John Willis), 1938- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2016.
Series:SAIS African Studies Library.
Subjects:
Crisis management in government > Africa > Case studies.
Political stability > Africa > Case studies.
Administration publique > Gestion de crise > Afrique > Études de cas.
Stabilité politique > Afrique > Études de cas.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
Crisis management in government.
Political stability.
Africa.
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Crisis, vulnerability, and response in Africa / Peter M. Lewis and John W. Harbeson
  • Diagnosing and managing state crises / Peter M. Lewis and John W. Harbeson
  • Algeria : between cooptation and repression / Miriam R. Lowi
  • Angola : a rude awakening / Susana Moreira
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo : the politics of perpetual crisis / Pierre Englebert
  • Ghana : shocks and adaptation / Kwaku A. Nuamah
  • Kenya : the challenges of democratic state making / John W. Harbeson
  • Nigeria : cycles of crisis, sources of resilience / Peter M. Lewis
  • South Africa : a disaster that refuses to happen / David Fowkes
  • Crisis management for strengthening the state / John W. Harbeson & Peter M. Lewis.

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