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Institutions and democracy in Africa : how the rules of the game shape political developments / edited by Nic Cheeseman

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press, c2018Description: xv, 381 p.: 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781316602553
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.96 INS
Contents:
1. Introduction. Understanding African politics: bringing the state back in Nic Cheeseman; Part I. Institutional Foundations: 2. Institutional legacies: understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective Rachel Riedl; 3. Property and land institutions: origins, variations and political effects Catherine Boone; 4. Financial institutions: economic liberalisation, credit and opposition party success Leonardo Arriola; Part II. Law and Order: 5. Constitutions: the politics of constitutional reform Muna Ndulo; 6. The Police: laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia Peace Medie; 7. The bureaucracy: policy implementation and reform M. Anne Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro; Part III. Elections, Parties and Political Competition: 8. Political parties: presidential succession crises and internal party democracy Ian Cooper; 9. Elections: the power of elections in multiparty Africa Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg; 10. Electoral rules: the relationship between political exclusion and conflict Brian Klaas; 11. Term limits: leadership, political competition and the transfer of power Daniel Young and Daniel Posner; Part IV. Countervailing Institutions: 12. The legislature: institutional strengthening in dominant-party states Michaela Collord; 13. The judiciary: courts, judges and the rule of law Peter VonDoepp; 14. Decentralisation: accountability in local government Alexander Dyzenhaus; 15. Conclusion. Political institutions and democracy in Africa: a research agenda Nic Cheeseman. Find a Copy at a Library Filter by: any any
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1. Introduction. Understanding African politics: bringing the state back in Nic Cheeseman; Part I. Institutional Foundations: 2. Institutional legacies: understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective Rachel Riedl; 3. Property and land institutions: origins, variations and political effects Catherine Boone; 4. Financial institutions: economic liberalisation, credit and opposition party success Leonardo Arriola; Part II. Law and Order: 5. Constitutions: the politics of constitutional reform Muna Ndulo; 6. The Police: laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia Peace Medie; 7. The bureaucracy: policy implementation and reform M. Anne Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro; Part III. Elections, Parties and Political Competition: 8. Political parties: presidential succession crises and internal party democracy Ian Cooper; 9. Elections: the power of elections in multiparty Africa Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg; 10. Electoral rules: the relationship between political exclusion and conflict Brian Klaas; 11. Term limits: leadership, political competition and the transfer of power Daniel Young and Daniel Posner; Part IV. Countervailing Institutions: 12. The legislature: institutional strengthening in dominant-party states Michaela Collord; 13. The judiciary: courts, judges and the rule of law Peter VonDoepp; 14. Decentralisation: accountability in local government Alexander Dyzenhaus; 15. Conclusion. Political institutions and democracy in Africa: a research agenda Nic Cheeseman.
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