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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Provincial Administrators -- The Ecology of Field Administration -- Political Considerations -- 2: The Functional System -- Structure -- Administrative Functions -- Organisational Problems -- The Field Administrator and Politics -- Case 1: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food -- Boundaries -- Internal Relationships -- External Relations -- 3: The Integrated Prefectoral System -- The Prefect and Other Field Services -- The Prefect and Local Government -- The Political Background -- Case 2: The Burmese Deputy Commissioner -- 4: The Unintegrated System -- External Services and The Prefect -- The Prefect and Local Government -- District Administration in New Nations -- The Future of District Administration in New States -- The Politics of Provincial Administration -- Case 3: The Northern Nigerian District Officer -- 5: Conclusion -- Common Elements -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Bibliography.

"This second edition examines judicial independence as an aspect of democratization, based on the premise that democracy cannot be consolidated without the rule of law of which judicial independence is an indispensable part. It pays particular attention to the restraints placed upon judicial independence and examines the reforms which are being applied, or remain to be adopted, in order to guard against the different kinds of interference which prevent judicial decisions being taken in a wholly impartial way. Focusing on the growing authoritarianism in the new democracies of Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, the book analyses the paradox of judicial activism arising from the independence endowed upon the judiciary and the rights bestowed on citizens by post-authoritarian constitutions. Finally, it asks how judicial accountability can be made compatible with the preservation of judicial independence when the concept of an accountable, independent judiciary appears to be a contradiction in terms. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of judicial studies, democratization and autocratization studies, constitutionalism, global governance, and more broadly to comparative government/politics, human rights and comparative public law"--

The rule of law and democracy -- The rule of law and judicial independence -- Undermining judicial independence -- Judicial bias -- Judicial reform -- Reforming judicial behaviour -- Managing the judiciary-- Judicial activism -- Judicial accountability