African states since independence : order, development, & democracy /

Authors Christensen and Laitin argue that an interplay of geographic, historical, and demographic factors undergird sub-Saharan states' post-independence struggles to eradicate poverty, establish democratic accountability, and quell civil unrest. They set out the founding fathers' challeng...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Christensen, Darin (Auteur), Laitin, David D. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Collection:Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.
Sujets:
Since 1960
Democracy > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democratization > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Postcolonialism > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Démocratisation > Afrique subsaharienne.
Postcolonialisme > Afrique subsaharienne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > African.
Democracy
Democratization
Politics and government
Postcolonialism
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government > 1960-
Afrique subsaharienne > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Sub-Saharan Africa
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. The charismatic founders and their dreams
  • 2. Lag in human development
  • 3. Lag in democracy
  • 4. Lag in social order
  • 5. Geography and demography
  • 6. Extractive institutions
  • 7. The missionaries
  • 8. The partition of Africa
  • 9. The colonial state
  • 10. Cultural policy
  • 11. Foreign policy
  • 12. Economic policy
  • 13. Democratization and the "third wave"
  • 14. Economic stabilization
  • 15. Rebuilding war-torn states
  • 16. Conclusion.

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