Democratic reform in Africa : its impact on governance & poverty alleviation

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Democratic reform in Africa : its impact on governance & poverty alleviation

edited by Muna Ndulo

James Currey , Ohio University Press, 2006

  • : cloth (James Currey)
  • : cloth (James Currey)
  • : cloth (Ohio Univ.)
  • : cloth (Ohio Univ.)
  • : pbk. (James Currey)
  • : pbk. (James Currey)
  • : pbk. (Ohio Univ.)
  • : pbk. (Ohio Univ.)

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Good governance: the rule of law & poverty alleviation / Muna Ndulo
  • Democratic reform in Africa / Johann Kriegler
  • Democracy in Africa: what future? / Joel Barkan
  • Legal drafting for democratic social change & development / Ann Seidman & Robert Seidman
  • The South African constitution as a machanism for redressing poverty / Penelope Andrews
  • Civil society in governance & poverty alleviation: a human rights perspective / Peter Takirambudde & Kate Fletcher
  • Decentralization: challenges of inclusion & equity in governance / Muna Ndulo
  • Challenges of economic reform & democratization: some lessons from Ghana / Tsatsu Tsikata
  • Legal techniques & agencies of accountability: human rights commissions in commonwealth Africa / John Hatchard
  • Are Africa's economic reforms sustainable? Bringing governance back in / Brian Levy
  • From rhetoric to reality: governance & gender equity / Colleen lowe-Morna
  • Realizing rights through advocacy: the role of legal services organizations in promoting human rights & attacking poverty / Daniel Manning
  • The media & information for democracy / Thomas Lansner
  • Constitution making, peace building & national reconciliation: Zimbabwe / Reginald Austin
  • The African peer review of political governance: precedents, problematics & prospects / Douglas G. Anglin

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Volume

: cloth (James Currey) ISBN 9780852559451

Description

This work examines the interrelationship between governance and poverty alleviation in Africa and the impact of democratic reform on this relationship. There has been a new approach to the question of governance in Africa on the part of the international community. Economic aid and other forms of financial assistance are conditional on good governance. African states themselves in the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) have recognized good governance as a precondition to development. They have devised standards for economic and political governance. Democratic reform in Africa has been slow, difficult and at times painful. Nevertheless, sufficient time has passed to begin to assess what progress, if any, Africa has made in addressing the need for the consolidation of democratic reform and the resolution of considerable developmental challenges. MUNA NDULO is Professor of Law atCornell University North America: Ohio U Press

Table of Contents

  • Foreword by Robert Kent
  • Introduction: democratic reform in Africa by Johann Kriegler
  • Democracy in Africa: what future? by Joel Barkan
  • Legal drafting for democratic social change by Ann Seidman & Robert Seidman
  • The South African constitution as a mechanism for redressing poverty by Penelope Andrews
  • The role of civil society in governance & poverty alleviation by Peter Takirambudde
  • Decentralization: challenges of inclusion & equity by Muna Ndulo
  • Economic management & democratization by Tsatsu Tsikata
  • Legal techniques & agencies of accountability: human rights commissions in Commonwealth Africa by John Hatchard
  • Are Africa's economic reforms sustainable? Bringing governance back in by Brian Levy
  • Governance & gender equity by Colleen Lowe-Morna
  • The role of legal service organizations in attacking poverty by Daniel Manning
  • The media & information for democracy by Thomas Lansner
  • Constitution making, peace building & national reconciliation: Zimbabwe by Reginald Austin
  • African peer review of political governance: precedents, problematics & prospects by Douglas Anglin.
Volume

: pbk. (James Currey) ISBN 9780852559468

Description

Is democratic governance is well on the way to becoming a global entitlement, one that is increasingly promoted and protected by the collective international process? This work examines the interrelationship between governance and poverty alleviation in Africa and the impact of democratic reform on this relationship. There has been a new approach to the question of governance in Africa on the part of the international community. Economic aid and other forms of financial assistance are conditional on good governance. African states themselves in the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) have recognized good governance as a precondition to development. They have devised standards for economic and political governance. Democratic reform in Africa has been slow, difficult and at times painful. Nevertheless, sufficient time has passedto begin to assess what progress, if any, Africa has made in addressing the need for the consolidation of democratic reform and the resolution of considerable developmental challenges. Muna Ndulo is Professor of Law atCornell University North America: Ohio U Press

Table of Contents

  • Foreword by Robert Kent
  • Introduction: democratic reform in Africa by Johann Kriegler
  • Democracy in Africa: what future? by Joel Barkan
  • Legal drafting for democratic social change by Ann Seidman & Robert Seidman
  • The South African constitution as a mechanism for redressing poverty by Penelope Andrews
  • The role of civil society in governance & poverty alleviation by Peter Takirambudde
  • Decentralization: challenges of inclusion & equity by Muna Ndulo
  • Economic management & democratization by Tsatsu Tsikata
  • Legal techniques & agencies of accountability: human rights commissions in Commonwealth Africa by John Hatchard
  • Are Africa's economic reforms sustainable? Bringing governance back in by Brian Levy
  • Governance & gender equity by Colleen Lowe-Morna
  • The role of legal service organizations in attacking poverty by Daniel Manning
  • The media & information for democracy by Thomas Lansner
  • Constitution making, peace building & national reconciliation: Zimbabwe by Reginald Austin
  • African peer review of political governance: precedents, problematics & prospects by Douglas Anglin.

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