Democracy in Africa Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for Political Reform |
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| Author:
| Cheeseman, Nic |
| Series title: | New Approaches to African History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-19112-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $86.00 |
Book Description:
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This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and grapples with important questions facing Africa and democracy today, including whether international actors should promote democracy abroad, how to design political systems that manage ethnic diversity, and why democratic governments often make bad policies.
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the history of democracy in Africa and grapples with important questions facing Africa and democracy today, including whether international actors should promote democracy abroad, how to design political systems that manage ethnic diversity, and why democratic governments often make bad policies.