| Description |
ix, 176 pages |
| Series |
Contemporary perspectives on developing societies |
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Contemporary perspectives on developing societies.
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| Contents |
Introduction : the African exception : conceptual notes on governance in Africa in the new millennium / Ulf Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen -- 1. Power in Africa reconsidered / Patrick Chabal -- 2. Understanding pubic management through neopatrimonialism : a paradigm for all African seasons? / Ole Therkildsen -- 3. History, identity and collective action : difficulties of accountability / Tim Kelsall -- 4. The donors and the state in Africa : how much has changed? / Nicolas van de Walle -- 5. 'Under construction' : governance in Africa's new violent social spaces / Ulf Engel and Andreas Mehler -- 6. State responses to the AIDS pandemic / Nana K. Poku and Jane Freedman -- 7. Entrepreneurial urban governance and development in Africa : challenges, opportunities and lessons from South Africa / Scarlett Cornelissen -- Conclusion / Ulf Engel and Gorm Rye Olsen |
| Summary |
"This volume debates whether knowledge of the new challenges facing Africa and guided interpretations of their nature will be crucial for linking the revised conventional wisdom of today and what might become tomorrow's new received wisdom." "The contributors explore the four key dimensions of the conventional wisdom: the exercise of power, agrarian change, economic fundamentals, and international development aid. New interpretations of the challenged wisdom and viable alternatives to mainstream representation are offered. The second section discusses five new challenges that Africa has to face in the first part of the 21st century: conflict prevention and peace-building, biodiversity, aids/HIV, economies of crime, and belief systems." "The volume will be particularly suitable for graduate levels and above in African politics, sociology, conflict and peace studies, comparative politics and development studies."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-171) and index |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Political aspects -- Africa.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001573
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| Author |
Olsen, Gorm Rye.
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Engel, Ulf.
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| LC no. |
2004027021 |
| ISBN |
075463695X alkaline paper |
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