دانلود کتاب Beyond Plunder: Toward Democratic Governance in Liberia

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Cover
Book Title
Table of Contents
Preface: An Outlook from a Scholar-Activist
1-Liberia’s Path to the Present
Institutional Analysis and the Story of Liberia
Recurrent Themes
Terms and Contexts
Foundations of Centralization in Liberia
Notes
2-The Legacy of Predation and Violence
Military Roots of Violent Conflict
The Irony of Taylor’s Entrepreneurial Role
Understanding the Nature and Reach of the Violence
The International Context of Gangsterism in Liberia
Capitalizing on Predation in the West African Environment
Armed Gangs and Global Economic Order
False Starts at Conflict Resolution
Consequences of State Failure and Violence
Gruesome Picture, Ray of Hope
Notes
3-Foundations for a New Order
Local Institutions and Local Governance
Local Institutions and Conflict Resolution
Collective Action and Associational Life
Religious-Based Institutions
Economic Organizations
Entrepreneurial Spirit in Service to Self-Governance
Local Nongovernmental Organizations
International Nongovernmental Organizations
The Liberian Diaspora Communities
Resources for Survival and Building Blocks for the Future
Notes
4-Rethinking Governance
Theories of Sovereignty and the Trajectory of African Governance
Decentralization as Governance Strategy in the Context of the Unitary State
The Liberian Experience with Decentralization
Going Beyond Decentralization
The Good Governance Agenda as a Post–Cold War African Governance Framework
The Case for Constitutional Change in Postconflict Liberia
Notes
5-Framework for Democratic Self-Governance
Bringing African Peoples into Processes of Constitution Making and Constitutional Reform
How Context Frames Constitutional Choices
African Indigenous Patterns and the Possibilities for African Constitutional Choices
Rules and Institutional Designs
Institutions as Social Capital
Polycentric Governance as a Democratic Alternative to Monocentric Government
Building Resilience Through Polycentric Governance
Appreciating the Need for Public Entrepreneurship
The Impact of the International Order
Guideposts for Framing an Alternative to Monocentric Government
Notes
6-Creating a Context of Peace and Security
Peacebuilding and Constitutional Choice
A Polycentric Approach to Peacebuilding
Creating Basin-Area Security Arrangements
Beyond Physical Security: Local Communities as Crucibles for Peacebuilding
Children, Youth, and the Elderly as Fundamental Peacebuilding Challenges
The Struggle for Gender Equality as a Fundamental Peacebuilding Challenge
Notes
7-From Theory to Practice
Framing a Polycentric System in the Mano Basin Area
Creating General Purpose and Task-Specific Governmental Institutions for Liberia
Counties as Jurisdictions of Shared Sovereignty
Reorganizing National Government
Establishing Task-Specific Regimes
Expanding Opportunities Through Polycentric Governance
Understanding Entrenched Resistance to Polycentric Change
Notes
8-Rethinking Citizenship and Education for Democracy
Citizenship and Governance
How “Citizens” Were Made in Liberia
Building Citizenship for Democratic Self-Governance
The Role of Education in Nurturing Citizens
The Place of Indigenous Languages
Citizenship and the Public Realm
Notes
9-Toward a New Beginning for Liberia
Notes
Appendix 1: Chronology of Events
Appendix 2: Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees
Appendix 3:Representative Lists of Liberian Networks and NGOs
Acronyms
References
Index
About the Book