John F Clark, David Gardinier

Political Reform In Francophone Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'The historical particularity of the Francophone African experience has been in no way diminished by the events of the 1990s. This book will be of interest t all scholars interested in the comparative study of the multifaceted processes of political change in Africa indeed globally in the 1990s.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 150mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780813327860
• ISBN-10: 0813327865
• Artikelnr.: 21181595

Autorenporträt

John F Clark

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
The Historical Origins of Francophone Africa
The Challenges of Political Reform in Sub
Saharan Africa: A Theoretical Overview
Cases of Peaceful Regime Change
Benin: First of the New Democracies
Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate
Niger: Regime Change, Economic Crisis, and Perpetuation of Privilege
The Central African Republic: Political Reform and Social Malaise
Old Faces, Moderate Reforms
Burkina Faso: The "Rectification" of the Revolution
Gabon: Limited Reform and Regime Survival
Cameroon: Biya and Incremental Reform
Côte d'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi
Democracy
Senegal: The Evolution of a Quasi Democracy
Opposition Without Reform
Togo: The National Conference and Stalled Reform
Zaire: Flying High Above the Toads: Mobutu and Stalemated Democracy
Civil War and Political Change
Chad: Regime Change, Increased Insecurity, and Blockage of Further Reforms
Rwanda: Democratization and Disorder: Political Transformation and Social Deterioration