Governance and Democracy in Africa

Regional and Continental Perspectives

James S. Guseh, Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

140 Seiten

2019
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-3301-0 (ISBN)

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The challenge facing African leaders is whether to completely adopt democratic institutions as its form of governance. The book examines Africa’s experience with this form of democratic governance since independence and its impact on economic performance.

This book looks at the fundamental issue of governance in Africa. After half a century of experimenting with democratic institutions, African countries are still ambivalent about the complete or absolute adoption of this form of governance. Africa lost tremendous human and natural resources in the struggle for political and economic independence. What form of governance African leaders adopt will determine how worthwhile this sacrifice has been to the African people. This issue is the major challenge facing Africa, and addressing it is of high urgency. Employing a political economy framework, this book provides some insights into to dealing with this complex issue of democratic governance in Africa.

James S. Guseh is professor of political economy, law, and public administration at North Carolina Central University. Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor is professor of political science at North Carolina Central University- Durham.

Chapter One: Governance and Democracy in Africa: Regional and Continental Perspectives
Chapter Two: Concepts of Democratic Governance
Chapter Three: Democratic Governance in Africa: Trends and Assessment
Chapter Four: Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa: Case Studies of South Africa and Ghana
Chapter Five: Government Size, Political Freedom and Economic Growth: The Case Study of Nigeria
Chapter Six: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Economic Growth in Africa
Chapter Seven: Democracy and Governance in Africa: The Continental
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Bibliography
About the Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Zusatzinfo	10 tables;
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 224 mm
Gewicht	218 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-4985-3301-9 / 1498533019
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-3301-0 / 9781498533010
Zustand	Neuware