LEADER 02849nam 2200421 450 001 9910793254103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4985-6452-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000007321135 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5650002 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5650002 035 $a(OCoLC)1084428380 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007321135 100 $a20190220d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAfrica in the twenty-first century $ethe promise of development and democratization /$fedited by Gashawbeza Bekele, Adebayo Oyebade 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (220 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aAfrican governance and development 311 $a1-4985-6451-8 327 $aPart I. Governance, democracy, and development. African development and democratization trajectories / Gashawbeza W. Bekele and Adebayo Oyebade -- The political ecology of sustainable development in Africa / Tadesse Kidane-Mariam -- Revisiting the promise of democracy and development in Africa / Phillip E. Agbebaku, William E. Odion, and Mohammed Itakpe -- Beyond the millennium development goals: localizing the development agenda in Nigeria / Funmi Adewumi -- Fallacy of development in Africa / Sunday Layi Oladipupo -- Political economy of postcolonial rail transportation management in Africa / Tokunbo A. Ayoola -- Part II: Democratization, democratic institutions, and uneven regional development. The legislature and tenure elongation in African presidential democracies / Joseph Yinka Fashagba and Rotimi Ajayi -- The African diaspora and the quest for democracy in Africa: revisiting the June 12, 1993 presidential election in Nigeria / Udida A. Undiyaundeye -- Bill of Rights for Africa: uneven regional development and indigenous peoples protests / Rufus T. Akinyele -- Part III: Gender relations, health care, and development. Vanishing or emerging voices? Nigerian women and political participation / Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia -- Women, conflict, and Nigeria's sustainable development agenda / Adaora Osondu-Oti -- Gabon's giant step in health care / Biale Zua. 330 $aThis book interrogates contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratization from varied theoretical perspectives. 410 0$aAfrican governance and development. 607 $aAfrica$xSocial conditions$y21st century 676 $a306.0960905 702 $aBekele$b Gashawbeza 702 $aOyebade$b Adebayo 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793254103321 996 $aAfrica in the twenty-first century$93829461 997 $aUNINA