Africa in the Twenty-First Century

The Promise of Development and Democratization
Herausgeber: Bekele, Gashawbeza; Oyebade, Adebayo

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, written by African scholars on both sides of the Atlantic, explores contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratization from diverse theoretical perspectives.

Produktdetails

• African Governance, Development, and Leadership
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9781498564519
• ISBN-10: 1498564518
• Artikelnr.: 53929205

Autorenporträt

Gashawbeza W. Bekele is associate professor of geography in the Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies at Tennessee State University. Adebayo Oyebade is professor of history, and Chair of the Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies at Tennessee State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Governance, Democracy, And Development Chapter 1: African
Development and Democratization Trajectories by Gashawbeza W. Bekele and
Adebayo Oyebade Chapter 2: The Political Ecology of Sustainable Development
in Africa by Tadesse Kidane-Mariam Chapter 3: Revisiting the Promise of
Democracy and Development in Africa by Phillip E. Agbebaku, William E.
Odion, and Mohammed Itakpe Chapter 4: Beyond the Millennium Development
Goals: Localizing the Development Agenda in Nigeria by Funmi Adewumi
Chapter 5: Fallacy of Development in Africa by Sunday Layi Oladipupo
Chapter 6: Political Economy of Postcolonial Rail Transportation
Development, Management, and Privatization in Africa South of the Sahara by
Tokunbo A. Ayoola Part 2: Democratization, Democratic Institutions, and
Uneven Regional Development Chapter 7: The Legislature and Tenure
Elongation in African Presidential Democracies by Joseph Yinka Fashagba and
Rotimi Ajayi Chapter 8: The African Diaspora and the Quest for Democracy in
Africa: Revisiting the June 12 1993 Presidential Election in Nigeria by
Udida A. Undiyaundeye Chapter 9: Bill of Rights for Africa: Uneven Regional
Development and Indigenous Peoples Protests by R.T. Akinyele Part 3: Gender
Relations, Healthcare, and Development Chapter 10: Vanishing or Emerging
Voices? Nigerian Women and Political Participation by Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia
Chapter 11: Women, Conflict, and Nigeria's Sustainable Development Agenda
by Adaora Osondu-Oti Chapter 12: Gabon's Giant Step in Healthcare by Biale
Zua