The challenge of stability and security in West Africa / / Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, and Stephen Mogaka |
Autore | Marc Alexandre <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.6/90966 |
Collana | Africa Development Forum |
Soggetto topico |
National security - Africa, West
Conflict management - Africa, West Political stability - Africa, West |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4648-0465-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Note; References; 1 An Overview of Conflict and Violence in West Africa; Tables; 1.1 Selected Conflicts in West Africa; The Nature of Violence and Conflict in West Africa; Figures; 1.1 State-Based Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2012; Boxes; 1.1 Violence after the End of the Cold War; 1.2 Fatalities from Organized Violence in West Africa, 1989-2012; 1.3 Estimates of Fatalities from Organized Violence in East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1989-2012
1.4 Combination of Drivers That Created and Sustained Conditions for Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire1.2 Legacy of Guinea-Bissau's Protracted and Violent Anticolonial Insurgency; 1.3 Theories of Civil War and Political Violence: Greed versus Grievance; 1.4 Overlapping Forms of Violence in Nigeria; 1.5 Guinea-Bissau's Fragility Trap; 1.6 Subregional Conflict Systems: The Example of the Mano River Basin; Maps; 1.1 Conflict Systems in West Africa; The Rapidly Changing Nature of Violence in West Africa; Notes; References 2 Addressing Emerging Threats: Trafficking, Maritime Piracy, and Religious ExtremismThe Scourge of Narcotrafficking; 2.1 Flow of Cocaine from Latin America via West Africa to Europe; 2.1 Estimated Value of Flows of Some Trafficked Goods in West Africa; Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea; 2.2 Piracy Incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, 2012; The Rise of Religious Extremism in West Africa; 2.1 Niger: Holding Fast in a Troubled Neighborhood; Recommendations for Addressing Emerging Threats; Notes; References; 3 Tackling the Complex Challenges of Youth and Migration The Challenge of Youth Inclusion: Promise or Peril?Migration: A Subregion on the Move; 3.1 Intraregional Migration within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Notes; References; 4 Redressing Regional Imbalances and Distributing Mineral Resource Revenues More Equitably; The Time Bomb of Regional Imbalances; 4.1 Access to Electricity and Education in the North and South of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria; 4.2 Access to Electricity and Education in Nigeria, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2008 4.3 Access to Electricity and Education in Côte d'Ivoire, by Ethnicity and Religion, 20134.4 Access to Electricity and Education in Ghana, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2009; Avoiding the "Resource Curse" by Recognizing and Addressing Social Grievances; 4.5 Gross Domestic Product and Significance of Extractive Industry Investment in West Africa, by Country, 2005 and 2012; 4.1 Lessons from Ghana on Transparency in Extractives; Notes; References; 5 Managing the Competition for Power in Order to Reduce the Fragility of Political Institutions; The Postcolonial Centralization of Power 5.1 Fatalities as a Result of Election-Related Violence in West Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460697703321 |
Marc Alexandre <1956->
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Governance and crisis in the state in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the context and dynamics of the conflicts in West Africa / / presented by John Emeka Akude |
Autore | Akude John Emeka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.466 |
Soggetto topico |
Conflict management - Africa, West
Political stability - Africa, West |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTENDING EXPLANATIONS OF STATE WEAKNESS AND COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT OF GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND STATE FORMATION IN PRECOLONIAL AFRICA""; ""NON-DEVELOPMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND STATE COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT AND DYNAMICS OF THE CONFLICTS IN WEST AFRICA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE""; ""STATE FAILURE AND CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN IVORY COAST""; ""GUINEA: A FAILING STATE""
""CONCLUSION""""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462386303321 |
Akude John Emeka
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London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2009 | ||
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Governance and crisis in the state in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the context and dynamics of the conflicts in West Africa / / presented by John Emeka Akude |
Autore | Akude John Emeka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.466 |
Soggetto topico |
Conflict management - Africa, West
Political stability - Africa, West |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTENDING EXPLANATIONS OF STATE WEAKNESS AND COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT OF GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND STATE FORMATION IN PRECOLONIAL AFRICA""; ""NON-DEVELOPMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND STATE COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT AND DYNAMICS OF THE CONFLICTS IN WEST AFRICA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE""; ""STATE FAILURE AND CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN IVORY COAST""; ""GUINEA: A FAILING STATE""
""CONCLUSION""""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785766403321 |
Akude John Emeka
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London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Governance and crisis in the state in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the context and dynamics of the conflicts in West Africa / / presented by John Emeka Akude |
Autore | Akude John Emeka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.466 |
Soggetto topico |
Conflict management - Africa, West
Political stability - Africa, West |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTENDING EXPLANATIONS OF STATE WEAKNESS AND COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT OF GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND STATE FORMATION IN PRECOLONIAL AFRICA""; ""NON-DEVELOPMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND STATE COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT AND DYNAMICS OF THE CONFLICTS IN WEST AFRICA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE""; ""STATE FAILURE AND CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN IVORY COAST""; ""GUINEA: A FAILING STATE""
""CONCLUSION""""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808264503321 |
Akude John Emeka
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London, : Adonis & Abbey, 2009 | ||
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The impact of Liberia's election on West Africa : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, February 8, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 109 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Presidents - Liberia - Election
Democratization - Liberia Political stability - Africa, West Economic stabilization - Africa, West Nation-building - Africa, West |
Soggetto non controllato |
Presidents
Political stability Economic stabilization Liberia Biography & autobiography Political science Business & economics |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Impact of Liberia's Election on West Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694022703321 |
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Responding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa / / Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, and Stephen Mogaka, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, World Bank |
Autore | Marc Alexandre <1956-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 303.6/90966 |
Collana | Africa Development Forum |
Soggetto topico |
National security - Africa, West
Conflict management - Africa, West Political stability - Africa, West |
ISBN | 1-4648-0465-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Note; References; 1 An Overview of Conflict and Violence in West Africa; Tables; 1.1 Selected Conflicts in West Africa; The Nature of Violence and Conflict in West Africa; Figures; 1.1 State-Based Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2012; Boxes; 1.1 Violence after the End of the Cold War; 1.2 Fatalities from Organized Violence in West Africa, 1989-2012; 1.3 Estimates of Fatalities from Organized Violence in East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1989-2012
1.4 Combination of Drivers That Created and Sustained Conditions for Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire1.2 Legacy of Guinea-Bissau's Protracted and Violent Anticolonial Insurgency; 1.3 Theories of Civil War and Political Violence: Greed versus Grievance; 1.4 Overlapping Forms of Violence in Nigeria; 1.5 Guinea-Bissau's Fragility Trap; 1.6 Subregional Conflict Systems: The Example of the Mano River Basin; Maps; 1.1 Conflict Systems in West Africa; The Rapidly Changing Nature of Violence in West Africa; Notes; References 2 Addressing Emerging Threats: Trafficking, Maritime Piracy, and Religious ExtremismThe Scourge of Narcotrafficking; 2.1 Flow of Cocaine from Latin America via West Africa to Europe; 2.1 Estimated Value of Flows of Some Trafficked Goods in West Africa; Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea; 2.2 Piracy Incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, 2012; The Rise of Religious Extremism in West Africa; 2.1 Niger: Holding Fast in a Troubled Neighborhood; Recommendations for Addressing Emerging Threats; Notes; References; 3 Tackling the Complex Challenges of Youth and Migration The Challenge of Youth Inclusion: Promise or Peril?Migration: A Subregion on the Move; 3.1 Intraregional Migration within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Notes; References; 4 Redressing Regional Imbalances and Distributing Mineral Resource Revenues More Equitably; The Time Bomb of Regional Imbalances; 4.1 Access to Electricity and Education in the North and South of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria; 4.2 Access to Electricity and Education in Nigeria, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2008 4.3 Access to Electricity and Education in Côte d'Ivoire, by Ethnicity and Religion, 20134.4 Access to Electricity and Education in Ghana, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2009; Avoiding the "Resource Curse" by Recognizing and Addressing Social Grievances; 4.5 Gross Domestic Product and Significance of Extractive Industry Investment in West Africa, by Country, 2005 and 2012; 4.1 Lessons from Ghana on Transparency in Extractives; Notes; References; 5 Managing the Competition for Power in Order to Reduce the Fragility of Political Institutions; The Postcolonial Centralization of Power 5.1 Fatalities as a Result of Election-Related Violence in West Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797217703321 |
Marc Alexandre <1956->
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Responding to the challenge of fragility and security in West Africa / / Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, and Stephen Mogaka, Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, World Bank |
Autore | Marc Alexandre <1956-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
Disciplina | 303.6/90966 |
Collana | Africa Development Forum |
Soggetto topico |
National security - Africa, West
Conflict management - Africa, West Political stability - Africa, West |
ISBN | 1-4648-0465-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Note; References; 1 An Overview of Conflict and Violence in West Africa; Tables; 1.1 Selected Conflicts in West Africa; The Nature of Violence and Conflict in West Africa; Figures; 1.1 State-Based Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Subregion, 1960-2012; Boxes; 1.1 Violence after the End of the Cold War; 1.2 Fatalities from Organized Violence in West Africa, 1989-2012; 1.3 Estimates of Fatalities from Organized Violence in East, Central, and Southern Africa, 1989-2012
1.4 Combination of Drivers That Created and Sustained Conditions for Civil War in Côte d'Ivoire1.2 Legacy of Guinea-Bissau's Protracted and Violent Anticolonial Insurgency; 1.3 Theories of Civil War and Political Violence: Greed versus Grievance; 1.4 Overlapping Forms of Violence in Nigeria; 1.5 Guinea-Bissau's Fragility Trap; 1.6 Subregional Conflict Systems: The Example of the Mano River Basin; Maps; 1.1 Conflict Systems in West Africa; The Rapidly Changing Nature of Violence in West Africa; Notes; References 2 Addressing Emerging Threats: Trafficking, Maritime Piracy, and Religious ExtremismThe Scourge of Narcotrafficking; 2.1 Flow of Cocaine from Latin America via West Africa to Europe; 2.1 Estimated Value of Flows of Some Trafficked Goods in West Africa; Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea; 2.2 Piracy Incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, 2012; The Rise of Religious Extremism in West Africa; 2.1 Niger: Holding Fast in a Troubled Neighborhood; Recommendations for Addressing Emerging Threats; Notes; References; 3 Tackling the Complex Challenges of Youth and Migration The Challenge of Youth Inclusion: Promise or Peril?Migration: A Subregion on the Move; 3.1 Intraregional Migration within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Notes; References; 4 Redressing Regional Imbalances and Distributing Mineral Resource Revenues More Equitably; The Time Bomb of Regional Imbalances; 4.1 Access to Electricity and Education in the North and South of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria; 4.2 Access to Electricity and Education in Nigeria, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2008 4.3 Access to Electricity and Education in Côte d'Ivoire, by Ethnicity and Religion, 20134.4 Access to Electricity and Education in Ghana, by Ethnicity and Religion, 2009; Avoiding the "Resource Curse" by Recognizing and Addressing Social Grievances; 4.5 Gross Domestic Product and Significance of Extractive Industry Investment in West Africa, by Country, 2005 and 2012; 4.1 Lessons from Ghana on Transparency in Extractives; Notes; References; 5 Managing the Competition for Power in Order to Reduce the Fragility of Political Institutions; The Postcolonial Centralization of Power 5.1 Fatalities as a Result of Election-Related Violence in West Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818262803321 |
Marc Alexandre <1956->
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015 | ||
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