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xiii, 224 pages ; 22 cm |
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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.
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Democratization -- Africa, West.
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Authoritarianism -- Africa, West.
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Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-
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Authoritarianism. (OCoLC)fst00821640
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Civil-military relations. (OCoLC)fst00862889
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Democratization. (OCoLC)fst00890123
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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West Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239521
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Chronological Term |
Since 1960
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Added Author |
Saine, Abdoulaye, 1951-
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Houngnikpo, Mathurin C.
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ISBN |
0890895333 (pbk.) |
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9780890895337 (pbk.) |
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