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Author N'Diaye, Boubacar, 1956-

Title Not yet democracy : West Africa's slow farewell to authoritarianism / Boubacar N'Diaye, Abdoulaye Saine, Mathurin Houngnikpo.

Imprint Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2005.

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 Axe Kansas Collection Harmon  322.50966 N239n 2005    ---  Lib Use Only
Description xiii, 224 pages ; 22 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) and index.
Contents Côte d'Ivoire : the miracle that wasn't, flawed civil-military relations, and missed opportunity -- The military and "democratization" in the Gambia : 1994-2002 -- The October 2001 presidential elections in the Gambia -- Mauritania 1991-2001 : regime rearrangement and "consolidation" of instability? -- Friend or foe? : the military and democratic transition in Benin and Togo.
Summary "This book examines one-third of the West African states and suggests that the sub-region most affected by militarism and autocratic rule is very slowly emerging from the gripping embrace of authoritarianism." "Through a close analysis of a representative sample of states, Not Yet Democracy documents how the experiment of abandoning authoritarianism has unfolded in West Africa. To do this, the authors highlight the historical continuity of both military interference and elite rivalries over state control. They conclude that it will take time and continued disillusionment before entrenched militarism and authoritarian practices disappear from West Africa."--Jacket.
Subject Civil-military relations -- Africa, West.
Democratization -- Africa, West.
Authoritarianism -- Africa, West.
Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Authoritarianism. (OCoLC)fst00821640
Civil-military relations. (OCoLC)fst00862889
Democratization. (OCoLC)fst00890123
Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
West Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239521
Chronological Term Since 1960
Added Author Saine, Abdoulaye, 1951-
Houngnikpo, Mathurin C.
ISBN 0890895333 (pbk.)
9780890895337 (pbk.)

 
    
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