TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cheeseman,Nicholas
TI  - Democracy in Africa: successes, failures, and the struggle for political reform 
T2  - New approaches to African history
SN  - 9780521191128 (hb : alk. paper)
AV  - JQ1879.A15 CHE 2015
U1  - 321.8096 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Political parties
KW  - Elections
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1960-
KW  - 1945-1960
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: democratization against the odds --; Fragments of democracy: participation & control in authoritarian Africa --; Cultures of resistance: civil society & the limits of power --; The second liberation: economic decline, the Cold War & democratization --; Exporting elections: international donors & the era of democratic dependency --; Subverting democracy: the advantages of incumbency & the politics of violence --; The democratic dividend: political competition, populism, and public policy --; Conclusion: designing democracy to manage diversity and distrust --; Appendix 1. the fate of Africa's democratic experiments 1989-2000
ER  -