Africa in the twenty-first century the promise of development and democratization / edited by Gashawbeza W. Bekele and Adebayo Oyebade.
| Other author | Bekele, Gashawbeza. |
| Other author | Oyebade, Adebayo. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019] |
| Description | xviii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | African governance and development African governance and development. ^A1325513 |
| Contents | Part I. Governance, democracy, and development. African development and democratization trajectories / Gashawbeza W. Bekele and Adebayo Oyebade -- The political ecology of sustainable development in Africa / Tadesse Kidane-Mariam -- Revisiting the promise of democracy and development in Africa / Phillip E. Agbebaku, William E. Odion, and Mohammed Itakpe -- Beyond the millennium development goals: localizing the development agenda in Nigeria / Funmi Adewumi -- Fallacy of development in Africa / Sunday Layi Oladipupo -- Political economy of postcolonial rail transportation management in Africa / Tokunbo A. Ayoola -- Part II: Democratization, democratic institutions, and uneven regional development. The legislature and tenure elongation in African presidential democracies / Joseph Yinka Fashagba and Rotimi Ajayi -- The African diaspora and the quest for democracy in Africa: revisiting the June 12, 1993 presidential election in Nigeria / Udida A. Undiyaundeye -- Bill of Rights for Africa: uneven regional development and indigenous peoples protests / Rufus T. Akinyele -- Part III: Gender relations, health care, and development. Vanishing or emerging voices? Nigerian women and political participation / Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia -- Women, conflict, and Nigeria's sustainable development agenda / Adaora Osondu-Oti -- Gabon's giant step in health care / Biale Zua. |
| Abstract | This book interrogates contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratization from varied theoretical perspectives. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781498564526 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019286699 |
| ISBN | 9781498564519 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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