Governing Africas Changing Societies : : Dynamics of Reform / / ed. by Stephen N. Ndegwa, Ellen M. Lust.

What is the cumulative impact of the immense social, economic, and political changes that Africa has undergone in recent decades? What opportunities do those changes present to improve the lives of the continent's citizens? Countering the prevailing mood of pessimism in the face of disappointed...

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
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Idioma:English
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
1 The Challenges of Governance in Africa’s Changing Societies --
2 The Democracy-Governance Connection --
3 Democracy and Economic Performance --
4 Contested Land Rights in Rural Africa --
5 Property Rights: Preferences and Reform --
6 Women’s Rights and Family Law Reform in Francophone Africa --
7 Religion, Democracy, and Education Reform in the Sahel --
8 Rethinking the Dynamics of Reform in Africa --
Bibliography --
The Contributors --
Index --
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Sumari:What is the cumulative impact of the immense social, economic, and political changes that Africa has undergone in recent decades? What opportunities do those changes present to improve the lives of the continent's citizens? Countering the prevailing mood of pessimism in the face of disappointed expectations, the authors of Governing Africa's Changing Societies demonstrate the significance of even incomplete reforms in the areas of competitive elections and democratization, gender relations, property rights, the public sector, and privatization, among others. In the aggregate, their work reveals how seemingly small or sluggish changes are accumulating to fundamentally, and positively, transform Africa's governance environment.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781626371064
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781626371064
Accés:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Stephen N. Ndegwa, Ellen M. Lust.