Government and Politics in Africa

By - Tordoff, William

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1993

ISBN 10 - 0333577094

ISBN 13 - 9780333577097

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Politics and government

Shelf No - 15

Call Number - 320.96 TOR 1993

Edition - 2nd ed

Physical Description - xvii, 340 pages ; 23 cm

Notes - Includes index

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Praise for previous editions: ..". a wonderfullycomprehensive yet succinct textbook on African politics." -- Third WorldQuarterly "[W]ritten with an economy of language and abreadth of knowledge rarely found in political science writings.... Tordoff'sinterpretations will be respected by scholars from diverse perspectives." --International Journal of African Historical Studies The fourthedition of Government and Politics in Africa examines the experience of Africanstates following the emergence of pro-democracy movements from the late 1980s to thepresent. This fully revised volume examines a wide range of issues and institutions, including multi-party elections and their democratic and authoritarian outcomes;privatization and the market economy; corruption, ethnic and clan rivalry, andreligious fundamentalism; state collapse and civil war; the role of regional andAfrica-wide organizations; debt relief, structural adjustment, and povertyalleviation; the spread of HIV/AIDS; the role and status of women; and Africa'smarginalization in the global economy.

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