TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alemazung,Joy Asongazoh
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - State constitutions and governments without essence in post-independence Africa: governance along a failure-success continuum with illustrations from Benin, Cameroon and the DRC 
AV  - JQ1875.A35 A54 2013eb
U1  - 321.0096 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York
PB  - Peter Lang
KW  - Social contract
KW  - Africa
KW  - Failed states
KW  - State, The
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1960-
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Social policy
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universit�at Kiel, 2009, under the title: State constitution, political transformation and governance in Africa; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction : the emergence of failed governments and underdevelopment in Africa -- Social contract theories and the raison d'�etre of governments -- Political transformations since independence : the false start and governance problems -- National and international factors influencing African politics -- Empirical case studies : Benin, Cameroon and DRC -- Conclusions, prospects, and propositions; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722885
ER  -