State fragility and state building in Africa : cases from eastern and southern Africa / Dele Olowu, Paulos Chanie, editors.
This book describes the contrast between the strong economic growth and democratization that have occurred in Africa and its stalling political progress. It presents and discusses fragility as the phenomenon that has caused the state to remain weak and faltering and has led to at least one third of...
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction. State Fragility and State Building in Africa
- Part I. Drivers of Fragility
- Chapter 2. Kenya: The Social Foundations of State Fragility: Challenges of AGrowing Democracy; Otieno Aluoka
- Chapter 3. Zimbabwe: Institutionalized Corruption and State Fragility; Langtone Maunganidze
- Chapter 4. South Africa: State Fragility as State Incapacity in the Post-Apartheid Era; Sifiso Ndlovu
- Part II. Impact of Fragility on Citizens and Neighbouring States
- Chapter 5. Zimbabwe: The Impact of Fragility on Social Services, 2000-2008; Norbert Musekiwa
- Chapter 6. Southern African Region: Regional Dynamics of Fragile States -Zimbabwe in the Southern Africa Region; Lee M. Habasonda
- Chapter 7. Ethiopia: Effectiveness of Capacity Building Programs in Fragile States; Wisdom Gagakuma and Zigiju Samuel
- Chapter 8. Angola: Overcoming Resource Curse: A Post-Conflict Governance Analysis; Albert Arko-Cobbah and Basie Olivier
- Chapter 9. Congo DRC: State Fragility And Capacity Building In Sub-Saharan Africa; Mukole Kongolo and Agostino M. Zamberia
- Chapter 10. Lesotho: Electoral Reforms and State Fragility; Oscar Gakuo Mwangi
- Chapter 11. Conclusion: From State Fragility to State Resilience; Way Forward.