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.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l'auteur

Adebayo Oyebade is professor of history, and Chair of the Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies at Tennessee State University.Tokunbo A. Ayoola is reader in the Department of History and International Studies, and dean of student affairs at Anchor University.Adebayo Oyebade is professor of history, and Chair of the Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies at Tennessee State University.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gashawbeza Oyebade Bekele
• Collaboration: Gashawbeza Bekele (Editeur), Adebayo Oyebade (Editeur), Oyebade Adebayo (Editeur)
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498564519
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6451-9
• Pages: 238
• Thèmes: African Governance and Develop; African Governance and Develop; African Governance, Development, and Leadership
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; 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