Coping with Crisis in African States / / ed. by John W. Harbeson, Peter M. Lewis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Englebert, Pierre,; Fowkes, David,; Harbeson, John W.,; Lewis, Peter M.,; Lowi, Miriam R.,; Moreira, Susana,; Nuamah, Kwaku A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Harbeson, John W.,; Lewis, Peter M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: SAIS African Studies Library
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1 Crisis, Vulnerability, and Response in Africa --; 2 Diagnosing and Managing State Crises --; 3 Algeria: Between Co-optation and Repression --; 4 Angola: A Rude Awakening --; 5 The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Politics of Perpetual Crisis --; 6 Ghana: Shocks and Adaptation --; 7 Kenya: The Challenges of Democratic State Making --; 8 Nigeria: Cycles of Crisis, Sources of Resilience --; 9 South Africa: A Disaster that Refuses to Happen --; 10 Crisis Management for Strengthening the State --; List of Acronyms --; Bibliography --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626374393; 9783110783575
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626374393
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by John W. Harbeson, Peter M. Lewis.

The authors explore the sources of variation across African states in terms of both the susceptibility to major political and social crises and the capacity to respond to those crises effectively.