Institutions and democracy in Africa : (Record no. 9290)
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| fixed length control field | 02212nam a2200205 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781316602553 |
| Terms of availability | TZs.70700/- |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MUL |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | AACR |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.96 INS |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Institutions and democracy in Africa : |
| Sub Title | how the rules of the game shape political developments |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / edited by Nic Cheeseman |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | c2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv, 381 p.: |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes index and references |
| 505 ## - Formatted Contents | |
| Formatted contents note | <br/>1. Introduction. Understanding African politics: bringing the state back in Nic Cheeseman; Part I. Institutional Foundations: 2. Institutional legacies: understanding multiparty politics in historical perspective Rachel Riedl; 3. Property and land institutions: origins, variations and political effects Catherine Boone; 4. Financial institutions: economic liberalisation, credit and opposition party success Leonardo Arriola; Part II. Law and Order: 5. Constitutions: the politics of constitutional reform Muna Ndulo; 6. The Police: laws, prosecutions and women's rights in Liberia Peace Medie; 7. The bureaucracy: policy implementation and reform M. Anne Pitcher and Manuel P. Teodoro; Part III. Elections, Parties and Political Competition: 8. Political parties: presidential succession crises and internal party democracy Ian Cooper; 9. Elections: the power of elections in multiparty Africa Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg; 10. Electoral rules: the relationship between political exclusion and conflict Brian Klaas; 11. Term limits: leadership, political competition and the transfer of power Daniel Young and Daniel Posner; Part IV. Countervailing Institutions: 12. The legislature: institutional strengthening in dominant-party states Michaela Collord; 13. The judiciary: courts, judges and the rule of law Peter VonDoepp; 14. Decentralisation: accountability in local government Alexander Dyzenhaus; 15. Conclusion. Political institutions and democracy in Africa: a research agenda Nic Cheeseman.<br/>Find a Copy at a Library<br/>Filter by:<br/>any<br/>any<br/> |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | eng |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Political culture |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Politics and government |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Democracy |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cheeseman, Nic |
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| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 06/01/2018 | MRPP | 320.96 INS | 0081993 | 1 | 12/30/2022 | Book | ||||
| Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | Mzumbe University Main Campus Library | 06/01/2018 | MRPP | 320.96 INS | 0081994 | 2 | 12/30/2022 | Book |