Africa in the Twenty-First Century - The Promise of Development and Democratization

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Edited by Gashawbeza Bekele and Adebayo Oyebade - Contributions by Funmi Adewumi; Phillip E. Agbebaku; Rotimi Ajayi; Rufus Taiwo Akinyele; Tokunbo A. Ayoola; Gashawbeza Bekele; Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia; Joseph Yinka Fashagba; Mohammed Itakpe; Tadesse Kidane-

Product details

• Authors: Gashawbeza Oyebade Bekele
• Assisted by: Gashawbeza Bekele (Editor), Adebayo Oyebade (Editor), Oyebade Adebayo (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498564519
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6451-9
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: African Governance and Develop; African Governance and Develop; African Governance, Development, and Leadership
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Politics & government, Politics and government, African History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls