Akude, John Emeka. <br/><br/>
Governance and Crisis in the State in Africa :  The Context and Dynamics of the Conflicts in West Africa. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (348 pages) 
<br/><br/>Title Page -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- CONTENDING EXPLANATIONS OF STATE WEAKNESS AND COLLAPSE IN AFRICA -- THE CONTEXT OF GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND STATE FORMATION IN PRECOLONIAL AFRICA -- NON-DEVELOPMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND STATE COLLAPSE IN AFRICA -- THE CONTEXT AND DYNAMICS OF THE CONFLICTS IN WEST AFRICA -- STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA -- STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE -- STATE FAILURE AND CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN IVORY COAST -- GUINEA: A FAILING STATE -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781906704100 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Conflict management -- Africa, West.<br/>Political stability -- Africa, West.<br/>Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-.<br/>Africa, West -- Economic conditions -- 1960-.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT476.5 -- .A38 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.466