Africa in the Twenty-First Century : The Promise of Development and Democratization.

Cover -- Africa in the Twenty-FirstCentury -- Africa in the Twenty-First Century: The Promise of Developmentand Democratization -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Governance, Democracy, and Development -- Chapter 1 -- African Development and Democratization Trajectories -- A Historical Overview of Governance Systems in Africa -- Democratic Consolidation in Africa's Fledgling Democracies -- The Challenges of Democratization -- Conceptualizing Development -- Models for African Development -- Trends in Economic Growth and Social Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- The Political Ecology of Sustainable Development in Africa -- Africa's Sustainable Development Experience: A Synoptic Overview -- Critical Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Revisiting the Promise of Democracy and Development in Africa -- The Crisis of African Development in Historical Perspective -- Strategies and Measures Adopted by African Countries -- The Nexus between Democracy and Development in the African Context -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Beyond the Millennium Development Goals -- Development Planning in Nigeria: An Overview -- The MDGS and the Limits of Externally Driven Development Planning -- Local Governance and the Challenge of People-Centered Development -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Fallacy of Development in Africa -- Conceptualizing Development -- Revisiting African Culture for Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Political Economy of Postcolonial Rail Transportation Management in Africa -- Railway Developments in Colonial Africa -- Postcolonial Railroad Developments -- Postcolonial Railroad Administration and Management -- Neoliberalism and African Railroads.

Evaluation of Railroad Privatization in Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Democratization, Democratic Institutions, and Uneven Regional Development -- Chapter 7 -- The Legislature and Tenure Elongation in African Presidential Democracies -- The Legislatures in New African Presidential Democracies -- The Legislature and Tenure Elongation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8 -- The African Diaspora and the Quest for Democracy in Africa -- Annulment of the Election -- The African Diaspora Involvement -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9 -- Bill of Rights for Africa -- Uneven Regional Development and Indigenous Peoples Protests -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Gender Relations, Health Care, and Development -- Chapter 10 -- Vanishing or Emerging Voices? -- Women and Governance in Nigeria -- Women, Democracy, and Political Participation in Nigeria -- Women and Elections, 1999-2015 -- Women Participation in the Democratic Process -- Enhancing Women Participation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 11 -- Women, Conflict, and Nigeria's Sustainable Development Agenda -- The UN Sustainable Development Goals -- Women, Conflict Challenges and Sustainable Development Agenda: Nigeria as a Reference Point -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 12 -- Gabon's Giant Step in Health Care -- Gabon's Steps toward Good Health -- Gabon's Health Insurance Scheme -- Gabon's Health Care Reforms -- Outcome of the Social Health Insurance Coverage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This book, written by African scholars on both sides of the Atlantic, explores contemporary debates, controversies, achievements, challenges, and future prospects of African development and democratization from diverse theoretical perspectives.

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