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Elections and Governance in Nigeria's Fourth Republic is a book about Nigerian politics, governance and democracy. It at once encompasses Nigeria's post-colonial character, its political economy, party formation since independence, the role of Electoral Commissions, as well as, in depth analyses of the 1999, 2003 and 2007 general elections that involved extensive fieldwork. It also presents aspects of the 2011 and 2015 general elections, while discussing the state of democratic consolidation, and lessons learned for achieving good governance in the country. It is indeed, a must read for students of politics, academics, politicians, statesmen and policy makers, and in fact, stakeholders in the Nigerian democracy project. The book stands out as a well-researched and rich documentary material about elections in Nigeria, and the efforts so far made in growing democracy.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Tables -- Boxes -- Figures -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE - Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Theoretical Debates and Experiences from Developing Regions -- 1. The Case for a Developmental Trade and Industrial Policy for Africa -- Introduction -- Trade, Industry and Development: Theoretical Perspectives -- Empirical Evidence on Trade and Industry Policy and its Developmental Impact -- The East and South Asian Experience: What are the Lessons? -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 2. The Theoretical Basis, Elements and Impact of Nigeria's Trade and Industrial Policy under the Structural Adjustment Programme -- Introduction -- Pre-Structural Adjustment Programme Trade and Industrial Policy in Brief -- Outline/Elements of the Trade and Industrial Policy Reform under Structural Adjustment Programme -- Summary and Recommendations -- References -- Appendices -- 3. Trade, Industrial Policy and Development in the Era of Globalization in Africa: The Case of Botswana and Tanzania -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Trade, Industrial Policy and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Botswana and Tanzania -- The Case of Tanzania -- Global and Regional Challenges and Opportunities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- 4. Economic Reforms in Zambia and India: Comparative Trade and Industrial Policy during 1991-1992 -- Introduction -- Trade and Industrial Policy Reform could Contribute to Reinvigorating the Economies -- Policy Shift Imperatives in Zambia -- Zambia's Economic Downswing: Some Historical Factors -- Zambia's Debt Regime -- Socio-economic Meltdown -- Enter the IMF and the World Bank -- Acts of Desperation? -- Policy Shift Trajectory in Zambia -- No Results Yet.

This book revisits the perennial challenge that scholars, economists, and politicians have been grappling with since the 1960s. Development, in this book, has been defined in a context that projects it as a multidimensional and complex process which seeks to enhance the human, social, economic and cultural welfare of the people. This book calls for a rethinking of trade and industry for Africa's development. It uses data drawn from national development plans and strategies, and trade and industry issues have been prioritized at the continental level, in key policy documents. On the whole Africa's industry and trade performance have been poor in spite of national, regional, and continental plans. The contributors to this volume propose some alternative strategies and policies which are necessary for trade and industry to grow and to contribute to the wellbeing of Africa's people. It calls for a developmental trade and industry policy which, fundamentally, must be people-centred. African states should invest time, energy and resources to develop policies which will take into consideration African realities. The different contributors are aware that Africa has experienced strong economic growth in the recent past but this growth has largely been due to a strong demand for Africa's primary commodity exports. It has also been a result of increases in productivity and domestic investment and remittances from Africans living in the Diaspora. It is important to note that despite this unprecedented growth performance, the impact of trade and industry on development has been limited. The book arguesthat a structural transformation of Africa's economies is inevitable if Africa is to achieve the shift from the dominant paradigm of production and export of primary goods. The various contributors to this book agree that there is need to rethink policy and strategy in order to achieve industrial development in Africa. There is no unique solution or answer that can fit all situations as African countries are not the same. While Africa can draw lessons from other regions which have successfully industrialized, this book argues that policies and strategies will have to be adapted to country-specific situations and circumstances.

It is increasingly clear that children and the youth today play a significant role in the labour process in Africa. But, to what extent is this role benign? And when and why does this role become exploitative rather than beneficial? This book on children and the youth in Africa sets out to address these questions. The book observes that in Africa today, children are under pressure to work, often engaged in the worst forms of child labour and therefore not living out their role as children. It argues that the social and economic environment of the African child is markedly different from what obtains elsewhere, and goes further to challenge all factors that have combined in stripping children of their childhood and turning them into instruments and commodities in the labour process. It also explains the sources, dynamics, magnitude and likely consequences of the exploitation of children and the youth in contemporary Africa. The book is obviously an invaluable contribution to the discourse on children, while the case studies are aimed at creating more awareness about the development problems of children and the youth in Africa, with a view to evolving more effective national and global responses.

Recent developments have witnessed the emergence of civil society as a major development actor whose potentials and capacity, especially in Africa, are often taken for granted and treated as limitless. A critical assessment of some of these structures (NGOs, religious organisations, trade unions, home-based associations and the youth) and the legal and political context of the operation of civil society in Cameroon shows a popular effervescence that is visible in social development initiatives. Although this would complement the state and free enterprise, it is however often frustrated by the states suspicion in a context of rising social awareness and protest that is assimilated with political opposition or attempts at manipulation along partisan lines. This book is a call to reform the framework of civil society and assess its components and roles in shaping the future of Africa.

A l'occasion du 30e anniversaire du CODESRIA, une importante moisson de contributions a été faite autour du thème central de la grande conférence commémorative, tenue à Dakar en décembre 2003, à savoir : "Intellectuels, nationalisme et idéal panafricain". Cet ouvrage réunit huit des nombreuses communications de la rencontre sur l'intégration régionale, démocratie et panafricanisme, dont celles de Bernard Founou-Tchuigoua, de Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan et d'Alexis Adandé. Chacun des auteurs a exploré, sous un angle particulier, des questions relatives à l'intégration régionale, à la démocratie ou au panafricanisme. Autant de paradigmes qui ont été forgés ou qui ont été examinés dans leur application au continent africain au cours du siècle passé, particulièrement durant la lutte pour l'émancipation et au lendemain des indépendances. En fait, ces paradigmes, qui gardent apparemment toute leur actualité, sont à nouveau examinés à la lumière des réalités contemporaines.

This book highlights the importance of Pan-Africanism in view of reasserting its vital role in the economic integration of the continent. For Africans to coexist and aspire to a much needed dynamic and social community, there is a need for a common understanding of their shared histories and projects. The contributions analyse regional identities that deriver from an observed sycretism between traditional culture, Islamic religion and modernity. The example of interregional relations is tangible proof of the difficult negotiation of imposed international axiological constraints. From this perspective, the new partnership between the North and the South ought to be the responsibility of all and sundry, in which social or state actors are capable of communicating and putting forward their various rationalities for discussion. In this way, the South-South dialectic will find its place: regionalisation will as such promote solidarity between peoples and the reinvention of great democratic values.

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Ghana attained independence in 1957. From 1992, when a new constitution came into force and established a new - democratic - framework for governing the country, elections have been organized every four years to choose the governing elites. The essays in this volume are about those elections because elections give meaning to the role of citizens in democratic governance. The chapters depart from the study of formal structures by which the electorate choose their representatives. They evaluate the institutional forms that representation take in the Ghanaian context, and study elections outside the specific institutional forms that according to democratic theory are necessary for arriving at the nature of the relationships that are formed between the voters and their representatives and the nature and quality of their contribution to the democratic process.

The dramatic sociopolitical crisis which befell CÙte d'Ivoire in September 2002 gave birth to an unprecedented political zeal. Immigration, the other, ethno-nationalism, nationalism, patriotism, civil war, youth at risk - such are the words that describe the CÙte d'Ivoire' situation. Attempts to explain the 'crisis' in this country, known in recent past as 'relatively peaceful', mainly happen through media 'sensationalism'. This translates at the same time the almost complete control of the scoop media which renders the understanding of the situation only possible through such outlets. The abi

Reforming the African Public Sector: Retrospect and Prospects is an in-depth and wide-ranging review of the available literature on African public sector reforms. It illustrates several differing country experiences to buttress the main observations and conclusions. It adopts a structural/institutional approach which underpins most of the reform efforts on the continent. To contextualize reform of the public sector and understand its processes, dynamics and intricacies, the book examines the state and state capacity building in Africa, especially when there can be no state without an efficient public sector. In addition, the book addresses a number of theories such as the new institutional economics, public choice and new public management, which have in one way or another influenced most of the initiatives implemented under public sector reform in Africa. There is also a survey of the three phases of public sector reform which have emerged and the balance sheet of reform strategies, namely, decentralization, privatization, deregulation, agencification, co-production and public-private partnerships. It concludes by identifying possible alternative approaches such as developing a vigorous public sector ethos and sustained capacity building to promote and enhance the renewal and reconstruction of the African public sector within the context of the New Partnerships for Africa's Development (NEPAD), good governance and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).