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245 0 0 _aDemocratization in Africa :
_bprogress and retreat /
_cedited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner
250 _a2nd ed
260 _aBaltimore, Md. :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2010
300 _axxviii, 360 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
520 _aAfrica presents a mixed picture. A number of African countries have been convulsed by high-profile crises, while others have continued making progress on difficult path toward democratic stability. Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat brings into focus complex landscape of African politics by pairing broad analytical surveys with country-specific case studies, most previously published in the Journal of Democracy and all written by prominent Africanists with deep knowledge of the continent and their subject countries. Thematic chapters address major forces working for and against African democracy: phenomenon of "frontier Africa"; presidentialism; rise of independent legislatures; rule of law versus the "big man"; the institutionalization of political power; decline of military coups; paradox of growth without prosperity; and roles of formal and informal institutions. Countries examined include Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This is an essential primer for students of African politics and those interested in future of democracy--Publisher's description
650 0 _aDemocracy
_zAfrica
700 1 _aDiamond, Larry Jay
700 1 _aPlattner, Marc F.,
_d1945-
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