Information on "Political Reform" and "Western Africa"
December 1999
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Dec 1999
Democracy Watch 1
Publisher: Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
In the first issue of Democracy Watch the authors discuss the politics of judicial appointments, the security of private property threatened by official disregard of due process, as well as the defamation laws, the media and public's freedom of speec... More on «Democracy Watch 1»
October 1999
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Oct 1999
New Directions in State Reform: Implications for Civil Society in Africa
Author: Yusuf Bangura
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper discusses political and state reform processes in Africa and their implications for civil society. More on «New Directions in State Reform: Implications for Civil Society in Africa » -
Oct 1999
Attitudes to Democracy and Markets in Ghana
Author: Michael Bratton, Peter Lewis, E Gyimah-Boadi
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper discusses attitudes toward democracy and markets in Ghana, based on a national sample survey conducted in the country in July 1999. More on «Attitudes to Democracy and Markets in Ghana»
September 1999
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Sep 1999
The New Public Management Approach and Crisis States
Author: George A. Larbi
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper describes how the private sector processes of new public management (NPM) have increasingly become a global phenomenon in the public administration sector. More on «The New Public Management Approach and Crisis States»
July 1997
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Jul 1997
Retrenchment Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for Demobilization
Author: Moses Kiggundu
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
This paper provides an estimate of the size and scope of retrenchment in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1980s and early 1990s. More on «Retrenchment Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for Demobilization»
April 1997
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Apr 1997
Creative Approaches to Managing Conflict in Africa
Author: David R Smock
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report presents the results of various projects that have implemented approaches to managing Africa's conflicts. More on «Creative Approaches to Managing Conflict in Africa»
March 1991
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1 Mar 1991
Authoritarian Rule and Democracy in Africa: A Theoretical Discourse
Author: Yusuf Bangura
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper addresses questions of the foundations and determinants of authoritarianism and democracy in Africa in the background of the institutional and historical reality of the region. More on «Authoritarian Rule and Democracy in Africa: A Theoretical Discourse»
