Constraining Government Power In Africa
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Author |
: Migai Akech |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1376379676 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Constraining Government Power in Africa by : Migai Akech
This article contends that formal institutions have always mattered in African politics. Formal law is an important tool in political contests because Africa's formal legal systems tend to feature broad grants of poorly circumscribed discretionary powers. Indeed, the sheer breadth of formal power is what facilitates informal and unaccountable uses of it. Students of African politics should therefore pay closer attention to the nature and uses of formal laws and legal processes. The article suggests that administrative law reforms can stem the abuse of power that often accompanies the instrumental use of formal law for political purposes.
Author |
: Anne Meng |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2020-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108834896 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108834892 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Constraining Dictatorship by : Anne Meng
Examining constitutional rules and power-sharing in Africa reveals how some dictatorships become institutionalized, rule-based systems.
Author |
: Henry L. Bretton |
Publisher |
: Chicago : Aldine Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 1973 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B4916480 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Power and Politics in Africa by : Henry L. Bretton
Author |
: Larry Jay Diamond |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 570 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801862736 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801862731 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Democratization in Africa by : Larry Jay Diamond
"The country-specific chapters serve to underline the differences between African democracy and liberal democracy, yet some authors are at pains to emphasize that whatever their limitations, African democracies are an advance over what had gone before." -- African Studies Review
Author |
: P. Thandika Mkandawire |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 192 |
Release |
: 2014-05-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781552502044 |
ISBN-13 |
: 155250204X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Continent, Our Future by : P. Thandika Mkandawire
Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.
Author |
: Goran Hyden |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107030473 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107030471 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis African Politics in Comparative Perspective by : Goran Hyden
This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The book synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an original interpretation of the knowledge accumulated in the field. Goran Hyden discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of politics in other regions and mainstream theories in comparative politics. He focuses on such key issues as why politics trumps economics, rule is personal, state is weak and policies are made with a communal rather than an individual lens. The book also discusses why in the light of these conditions agriculture is problematic, gender contested, ethnicity manipulated and relations with Western powers a matter of defiance.
Author |
: John Mukum Mbaku |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1786438607 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781786438607 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Protecting Minority Rights in African Countries by : John Mukum Mbaku
In this enlightening book, John Mukum Mbaku analyses the main challenges of constitutional design and the construction of governance institutions in Africa today. He argues that the central issues are: providing each country with a constitutional order that is capable of successfully managing sectarian conflict and enhancing peaceful coexistence; protecting the rights of citizens ? including those of minorities; minimizing the monopolization of political space by the majority (to the detriment of minorities); and, effectively preventing government impunity. Mbaku offers a comprehensive analysis of various approaches to the management of diversity, and shows how these approaches can inform Africa's struggle to promote peace and good governance. He explores in depth the existence of dysfunctional and anachronistic laws and institutions inherited from the colonial state, and the process through which laws and institutions are formulated or constructed, adopted, and amended. A close look at the constitutional experiences of the American Republic provides important lessons for constitutional design and constitutionalism in Africa. Additionally, comparative politics and comparative constitutional law also provide important lessons for the management of diversity in African countries. Mbaku recommends state reconstruction through constitutional design as a way for each African country to provide itself with laws and institutions that reflect the realities of each country, including the necessary mechanisms and tools for the protection of the rights of minorities. From students and scholars to NGOs, lawyers and policymakers, this unique and judicious book is an essential tool for all those seeking to understand and improve governance and development in Africa.
Author |
: Nuno Gil |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 443 |
Release |
: 2019-11-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108473163 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108473164 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Duality by Design by : Nuno Gil
Using Africa as a context for research, new conceptual framing is proposed to make sense of the challenges of designing effective organizations to pursue socio-economic development.
Author |
: Joel Ng |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2021-07-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108490610 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108490611 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contesting Sovereignty by : Joel Ng
Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.
Author |
: Hakima Abbas |
Publisher |
: Fahamu/Pambazuka |
Total Pages |
: 206 |
Release |
: 2009-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781906387389 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1906387389 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aid to Africa: Redeemer Or Coloniser? by : Hakima Abbas
The current global economic crisisresurges the debate on aid to Africathe largest global recipientandthis comprehensive volume explores the premise, history, and foundation upon which the concept of aid is based. It considers aid's relationship to the broader development discourse in Africa, the politics and power dynamics of aid mechanisms, and how the emergence of powers such as China and India are redefining the global aid architecture. Diverse perspectives are shown from African social commentators, academics, and activists, including Demba Moussa Dembele, Patrick Bond, Samir Amin, and Charles Mutasa."