Africa in the twenty-first century : the promise of development and democratization / / edited by Gashawbeza Bekele, Adebayo Oyebade
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Africa in the twenty-first century : the promise of development and democratization / / edited by Gashawbeza Bekele, Adebayo Oyebade
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 306.0960905 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Africa Social conditions 21st century |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BekeleGashawbeza |
| OyebadeAdebayo | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Part 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book interrogates contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratization from varied theoretical perspectives. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Africa in the twenty-first century |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-6452-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823845503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
African governance and development.