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UNINA9910462549903321 |
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Titolo |
African democracy and development [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for post-conflict African nations / / edited by Cassandra R. Veney and Dick Simpson |
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Lanham [MD], : Lexington Books, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-63962-9 |
0-7391-7550-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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VeneyCassandra Rachel <1959-> |
SimpsonDick W |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Postwar reconstruction - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Postwar reconstruction - Sierra Leone |
Nation-building - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Nation-building - Sierra Leone |
Democratization - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Economic development - Political aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The chapters in this edited volume are the result of a conference held in April 2009 at the University of Illinois at Chicago"--Introduction. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; I: Demobilization and Reconstruction; 1 Introduction; 2 No Justice, No Peace; 3 The Role of Ex-Combatants in Postwar Mozambique; 4 Memory Controversies in Post-Genocide Rwanda; II: Institutional Challenges; 5 Land Reform, Social Justice, and Reconstruction; 6 Elections as a Stress Test of Democratization in Societies; 7 Partners or Adversaries?; 8 Chieftaincy and Reconstruction in Sierra Leone; III: Partnerships on the Way Forward; 9 The Role of African Diasporas in Reconstruction; 10 The Role of the African Union in Postwar Reconstruction in Africa |
11 Governance Challenges of Sierra Leone12 Challenges of Governance Reform in Liberia; IV: The Future of Fragile States; 13 Achieving Development and Democracy; Index; About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is an examination of particular African countries that are in |
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