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The rise of elective dictatorship and the erosion of social capital : peace, development, and democracy in Africa / by Kasahun Woldemariam.
Van Pelt Library JQ1875.A7 K37 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kasahun Woldemariam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authoritarianism--Africa.
- Authoritarianism.
- Social capital (Sociology)--Africa.
- Social capital (Sociology).
- Africa--Politics and government--1960-.
- Africa.
- Politics and government.
- Ethiopia--Politics and government--1991-.
- Ethiopia.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 337 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Part 1. Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Theoretical and methodological underpinnings
- Chapter 3. African development and democracy in a global context
- Chapter 4. Theoretical and analytical perspectives on social capital
- Chapter 5. State sovereignty and legitimacy reconsidered
- Chapter 6. Interpretations of the role of the state and the values of social capital
- Part 3. Chapter 7. The kara paradox in African politics
- Chapter 8. Arrested political development
- Chapter 9. Prisoners of the paradigm
- Part 4. Chapter 10. Diminishing latitude of tolerance
- Chapter 11. Reflections and conclusions
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1592216684
- 9781592216680
- 1592216692
- 9781592216697
- OCLC:
- 289095879
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