Democratizing or reconfiguring predatory autocracy? [[electronic resource] ] : myths and realities in Africa today / / Tatah Mentan
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Mentan Tatah <1948->
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| Titolo: |
Democratizing or reconfiguring predatory autocracy? [[electronic resource] ] : myths and realities in Africa today / / Tatah Mentan
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| Pubblicazione: | Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.46 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy - Africa - 20th century |
| Soggetto geografico: | Africa Politics and government 1960- |
| Africa Social conditions 1960- | |
| Africa History 1960- | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [75]-78). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Democracy: Why Myths and Realities in Africa?; Chapter Three - Why is Democracy a Contested Global Construct Today?; Chapter Four - Analytical Framework; Chapter Five - Democracy in Africa Today: A Historical Overview; Chapter Six - Pluralist Elections and Ideological Complementarity; Chapter Seven - Neoliberalism, Stagnation and Killing of Democracy; Chapter Eight - Essential Elements of Democracy; Chapter Nine - Political Legitimacy and Democratic Culture |
| Chapter Ten - Summary and Conclusion Chapter Eleven - Towards Social Democracy in Africa; References; Back Cover | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The celebrations that heralded democratic change in the 1990's in Africa have gradually faded into muffled cries of anger and attendant violence of despair. Almost everywhere on the continent so-called democratic leaders are openly subverting the people's will and disregarding national constitutions. Ordinary people find themselves removed from the centres of power, marginalized and reduced to helpless and hopeless onlookers as political leaders, their friends and families noisily enjoy the spoils of impunity. From Nigeria to Zimbabwe, Kenya to the Ivory Coast and Uganda to Cameroon, the writing... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Democratizing or reconfiguring predatory autocracy |
| ISBN: | 1-283-19794-4 |
| 9786613197948 | |
| 9956-715-51-4 | |
| 9956-715-63-8 | |
| 9956-615-27-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791420003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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