Institutions and democracy in Africa : how the rules of the game shape political developments / edited by Nic Cheeseman.
2018
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Institutions and democracy in Africa : how the rules of the game shape political developments / edited by Nic Cheeseman.
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Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
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1 online resource
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Introduction. Understanding African politics : bringing the state back in / Nic Cheeseman
Institutional legacies : understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective / Rachel Riedl
Property and land institutions : origins, variations, and political effects / Catherine Boone
Financial institutions : economic liberalisation, credit, and opposition party success / Leonardo Arriola
Constitutions : the politics of constitutional reform / Muna Ndulo
The police : laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia / Peace Medie
The bureaucracy : policy implementation and reform / M. Anne Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro
Political parties : presidential succession crises and internal party democracy / Ian Cooper
Elections : the power of elections in multiparty Africa / Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg
Electoral rules : the relationship between political exclusion and conflict / Brian Klaas
Term limits : leadership, political competition and the transfer of power / Daniel Young and Daniel Posner
The legislature : institutional strengthening in dominant-party states / Michaela Collord
The judiciary : courts, judges and the rule of law / Peter VonDoepp
Decentralisation : accountability in local government / Alexander Dyzenhaus
Conclusion. political institutions and democracy in Africa : a research agenda / Nic Cheeseman.
Institutional legacies : understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective / Rachel Riedl
Property and land institutions : origins, variations, and political effects / Catherine Boone
Financial institutions : economic liberalisation, credit, and opposition party success / Leonardo Arriola
Constitutions : the politics of constitutional reform / Muna Ndulo
The police : laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia / Peace Medie
The bureaucracy : policy implementation and reform / M. Anne Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro
Political parties : presidential succession crises and internal party democracy / Ian Cooper
Elections : the power of elections in multiparty Africa / Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg
Electoral rules : the relationship between political exclusion and conflict / Brian Klaas
Term limits : leadership, political competition and the transfer of power / Daniel Young and Daniel Posner
The legislature : institutional strengthening in dominant-party states / Michaela Collord
The judiciary : courts, judges and the rule of law / Peter VonDoepp
Decentralisation : accountability in local government / Alexander Dyzenhaus
Conclusion. political institutions and democracy in Africa : a research agenda / Nic Cheeseman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: Cheeseman, Nic Institutions and Democracy in Africa Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2018
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English
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9781316562888 electronic book
1316562883 electronic book
1316562883 electronic book
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