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Economic Integration and Development in Africa

By: Henry Kyambalesa,Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

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Economic Integration and Development in Africa

By: Henry Kyambalesa,Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

The debates over what African economic integration and development actually entails continue across international economic organizations, national governments and NGOs. Despite the glare of media attention and the position this issue has on international political agendas, few comprehensive accounts exist that fully examine why this process will be inevitable in the 21st century and how integration of national economies can be attuned to attaining the socio-economic goals and aspirations of member-countries. This book addresses this problem. It combines theory with application, enumerating the imperatives and initiatives governments will be forced to confront; providing insights for educators and students in African development, for policy makers in African governments, and for inter-governmental organizations.

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1317146204

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9781317146209

Historical Dictionary of Benin

By: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo,Samuel Decalo

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Historical Dictionary of Benin

By: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo,Samuel Decalo

Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues to improve its electoral and parliamentary systems. Since its democracy it has taken important steps towards laying the foundation for the rule of law by establishing stable political institutions that can withstand the test of time. It has also engaged in an important legal, institutional, and regulatory reform to establish a more favorable environment for private initiative. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Benin covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Benin.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810871718

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9780810871717

Guarding the Guardians

Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Governance in Africa

By: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

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Guarding the Guardians

Civil-Military Relations and Democratic Governance in Africa

By: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

The relationship between civil society and the armed forces is an essential part of any polity, democratic or otherwise, because a military force is after all a universal feature of social systems. Despite significant progress moving towards democracy among some African countries in the past decade, all too many African militaries have yet to accept core democratic principles regulating civilian authority over the military. This book explores the theory of civil-military relations and moves on to review the intrusion of the armed forces in African politics by looking first into the organization and role of the army in pre-colonial and colonial eras, before examining contemporary armies and their impact on society. Furthermore it revisits the various explanations of military takeovers in Africa and disentangles the notion of the military as the modernizing force. Whether as a revolutionary force, as a stabilizing force, or as a modernizing force, the military has often been perceived as the only organized and disciplined group with the necessary skills to uplift newly independent nations. The performance of Africa's military governments since independence, however, has soundly disproven this thesis. As such, this study conveys the necessity of new civil-military relations in Africa and calls not just for civilian control of the military but rather a democratic oversight of the security forces in Africa.

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1317124308

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Historical Dictionary of Benin

By: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

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Historical Dictionary of Benin

By: Mathurin C. Houngnikpo

Historical Dictionary of Benin, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

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Economic Integration and Development in Africa

Economic Integration and Development in Africa

Historical Dictionary of Benin

Historical Dictionary of Benin

Guarding the Guardians

Guarding the Guardians

Historical Dictionary of Benin

Historical Dictionary of Benin

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