African institutions : challenges to political, social, and economic foundations of Africa's development

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

Author/creator	Mazrui, Ali AlʾAmin author.
Other author/creator	Wiafe-Amoako, Francis author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Copyright Notice	©2016
Description	xi, 184 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
LCCN	2015023819
ISBN	9781442239524 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	1442239522 (cloth ; alk. paper)
ISBN	9781442239531 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN	1442239530 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN	(electronic)
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Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JQ1875 .M393 2016	✔ Available	Place Hold