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Coping with Crisis in African States / ed. by John W. Harbeson, Peter M. Lewis.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: SAIS African Studies LibraryPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (235 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626374393
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 960.3/3 23
LOC classification:
  • JQ1875.A55 C754 2016eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Crisis, Vulnerability, and Response in Africa -- 2 Diagnosing and Managing State Crises -- 3 Algeria: Between Co-optation and Repression -- 4 Angola: A Rude Awakening -- 5 The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Politics of Perpetual Crisis -- 6 Ghana: Shocks and Adaptation -- 7 Kenya: The Challenges of Democratic State Making -- 8 Nigeria: Cycles of Crisis, Sources of Resilience -- 9 South Africa: A Disaster that Refuses to Happen -- 10 Crisis Management for Strengthening the State -- List of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: The authors explore the sources of variation across African states in terms of both the susceptibility to major political and social crises and the capacity to respond to those crises effectively.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781626374393

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Crisis, Vulnerability, and Response in Africa -- 2 Diagnosing and Managing State Crises -- 3 Algeria: Between Co-optation and Repression -- 4 Angola: A Rude Awakening -- 5 The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Politics of Perpetual Crisis -- 6 Ghana: Shocks and Adaptation -- 7 Kenya: The Challenges of Democratic State Making -- 8 Nigeria: Cycles of Crisis, Sources of Resilience -- 9 South Africa: A Disaster that Refuses to Happen -- 10 Crisis Management for Strengthening the State -- List of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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The authors explore the sources of variation across African states in terms of both the susceptibility to major political and social crises and the capacity to respond to those crises effectively.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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