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Africa in the Twenty-FirstCentury
Africa in the Twenty-First Century: The Promise of Developmentand Democratization
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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Governance, Democracy, and Development
Chapter 1
African Development and Democratization Trajectories
A Historical Overview of Governance Systems in Africa
Democratic Consolidation in Africa’s Fledgling Democracies
The Challenges of Democratization
Conceptualizing Development
Models for African Development
Trends in Economic Growth and Social Development
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 2
The Political Ecology of Sustainable Development in Africa
Africa’s Sustainable Development Experience: A Synoptic Overview
Critical Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Development
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 3
Revisiting the Promise of Democracy and Development in Africa
The Crisis of African Development in Historical Perspective
Strategies and Measures Adopted by African Countries
The Nexus between Democracy and Development in the African Context
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 4
Beyond the Millennium Development Goals
Development Planning in Nigeria: An Overview
The MDGS and the Limits of Externally Driven Development Planning
Local Governance and the Challenge of People-Centered Development
Recommendations
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5
Fallacy of Development in Africa
Conceptualizing Development
Revisiting African Culture for Development
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6
Political Economy of Postcolonial Rail Transportation Management in Africa
Railway Developments in Colonial Africa
Postcolonial Railroad Developments
Postcolonial Railroad Administration and Management
Neoliberalism and African Railroads
Evaluation of Railroad Privatization in Africa
Conclusion
Notes
Democratization, Democratic Institutions, and Uneven Regional Development
Chapter 7
The Legislature and Tenure Elongation in African Presidential Democracies
The Legislatures in New African Presidential Democracies
The Legislature and Tenure Elongation
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 8
The African Diaspora and the Quest for Democracy in Africa
Annulment of the Election
The African Diaspora Involvement
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 9
Bill of Rights for Africa
Uneven Regional Development and Indigenous Peoples Protests
Conclusion
Notes
Gender Relations, Health Care, and Development
Chapter 10
Vanishing or Emerging Voices?
Women and Governance in Nigeria
Women, Democracy, and Political Participation in Nigeria
Women and Elections, 1999–2015
Women Participation in the Democratic Process
Enhancing Women Participation
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 11
Women, Conflict, and Nigeria’s Sustainable Development Agenda
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
Women, Conflict Challenges and Sustainable Development Agenda: Nigeria as a Reference Point
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 12
Gabon’s Giant Step in Health Care
Gabon’s Steps toward Good Health
Gabon’s Health Insurance Scheme
Gabon’s Health Care Reforms
Outcome of the Social Health Insurance Coverage
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors