State fragility and state building in Africa : cases from Eastern and Southern Africa

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Label

State fragility and state building in Africa : cases from Eastern and Southern Africa

Title remainder

cases from Eastern and Southern Africa

Statement of responsibility

Dele Olowu, Paulos Chanie, editors

Creator

• Olowu, Dele

Contributor

• Paulos Chanie

Editor

• Olowu, Dele
• Paulos Chanie

Subject

• Africa, East -- Politics and government -- Case studies
• Africa, Southern -- Politics and government -- Case studies
• Economic development -- Africa
• Economic development -- Africa, East -- Case studies
• Economic development -- Africa, Southern -- Case studies
• State, The
• Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

This book describes the contrast between the strong economic growth and democratization that have occurred in Africa and its stalling political progress. It presents and discusses fragility as the phenomenon that has caused the state to remain weak and faltering and has led to at least one third of the continent's citizens living in fragile states. Following the examination of the drivers of fragility and the impact of fragility on citizens and neighbouring states, the book discusses capacity building approaches. This part shows how effective states can be built on the African continent, a process that would result in a change from state fragility to state resilience. It is based on lessons learnt from close studies of the nations where the state has been most developed in the region, in Eastern and Southern Africa. The book provides and responds to the most recent and up-to-date information on African development and uses insights of people who have lived and worked in the continent for most of their lives.--

Member of

• United Nations University series on regionalism, 10

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

338.96

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

United Nations University series on regionalism

Series volume

10