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State Recognition and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa : A New Dawn for Traditional Authorities? /

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Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Buur, Lars (Editor), Kyed, Helene Maria (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:Palgrave studies in governance, security, and development.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
African Politics.
Democracy.
Development Policy.
Political History.
Political Science.
Popular Science in Education.
Economic policy.
Education.
Political science.
World politics.
Africa > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 241 pages)
ISBN:9780230609716
DOI:10.1057/9780230609716