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1 online resource (x, 277 pages) |
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African legislatures and the "third wave" of democratization / Joel D. Barkan -- Kenya's tortuous path to successful legislative development / Joel D. Barkan and Fred Matiangi -- The rise and ebb of Uganda's no-party parliament / Nelson Kasfir and Stephen Hippo Twebaze -- Benin : legislative development in Africa's first democratizer / Ladipo Adamolekun and Mouftaou Laleye -- Co-optation despite democratization in Ghana / Staffan I. Lindbert with Yongmei Zhou -- Rules and rents in Nigeria's National Assembly / Peter M. Lewis -- South Africa : emerging legislature or rubber stamp? / Joel D. Barkan -- Conclusion / Joel D. Barkan |
| Summary |
A study of legislative development in Africa which explores why variations in the extent of legislative authority and performance across the continent are only partially related, if at all, to the overall level of democratization. Constraints that have retarded the development and power of legislatures across Africa, and how members of some legislatures are breaking free of those constraints, are analyzed. The impact of the legislative branch on the political process in six emerging African democracies is reviewed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Legislative bodies -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Legislative power -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
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Legislative bodies
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Legislative power
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Politics and government
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Wetgevende macht.
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Democratie.
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001684
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Afrika.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barkan, Joel D
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| ISBN |
9781626371118 |
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1626371113 |
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