African institutions : challenges to political, social, and economic foundations of Africa's development / Ali A. Mazrui and Francis Wiafe-Amoako.

Author/creator Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin author.
Other author Wiafe-Amoako, Francis author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Descriptionxi, 184 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Economic development--Political aspects. --Africa.
Economic development--Social aspects. --Africa.
Social institutions--Africa.
Democratization--Africa.
Political stability--Africa.
Legitimacy of governments--Africa.
Afrika.

Contents Institutions: an introduction / Francis Wiafe-Amoako -- Democracide: who killed democracy in Africa? : clues of the past, concerns of the future / Ali A. Mazrui -- Political ideologies and democratic consolidation in Africa / Francis Wiafe-Amoako -- Gender roles in Africa : traditional versus contemporary institutions / Ali A. Mazrui and Francis Wiafe-Amoako -- Legitimacy and rule : Africa in search of a political order / Francis Wiafe-Amoako -- Democracy and the politics of petroleum : comparative African perspectives / Ali A. Mazrui -- Uhuru bado kidogo : Africa's condition of "not yet uhuru" / Ali A. Mazrui -- "Katiba na kabila" : if African politics are ethnic-prone, can African constitutions be ethnic-proof? / Ali A. Mazrui.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
LCCN 2015023819
ISBN9781442239524 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN1442239522 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN9781442239531 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN1442239530 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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