Political leadership in Africa : leaders and development south of the Sahara / Giovanni Carbone, Ale...
Political leadership in Africa : leaders and development south of the Sahara / Giovanni Carbone, Ale...
Political leadership in Africa : leaders and development south of the Sahara / Giovanni Carbone, Alessandro Pellegata.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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G 2021/2792
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English
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xiv, 377 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Leadership, politics and development -- Coming to power and using it: leaders' selection, change and government performance -- The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset -- The changing dynamics of African leadership: rulers before and after 1990 -- When the military strikes -- Lessening Africa's 'b...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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England
Date Published
2020.
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"Political leaders took centre stage in African politics and development processes since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s. Their rising prominence in the post-independence decades mostly went hand in hand with development failures across the continent. A 'leadership trap' emerged that was manifest in two distinct - and appar...
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Political leadership in Africa : leaders and development south of the Sahara / Giovanni Carbone, Alessandro Pellegata.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-362) and index.
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G 2021/2792
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74VKarvvPMmZ
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ISBN
1108423736
9781108423731
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320.967
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991024441724402626
