Democracy, democratization, and Africa
Subtitle: essays in commemoration of the 2,500th anniversary of the ancient Greek discovery of democracy
By: edited by L.A. Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Lloyd A.
Publisher: Africa-Link Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Ibadan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Democracy -- Africa.; Democratization -- Africa.; Democracy -- Nigeria.; Democratization -- Nigeria.; Democracy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Comprises revised versions of some of the papers presented at a conference on democracy held at the University of Ibadan from 24 to 26 June 1992"--Pref. and ack.
Table of contents: title: Observations on the concept democracy and the democratization process / L.A. Thompson; title: Factors in the development of a democratic ethos in Africa / G.A . Akinola; title: Accountability and Pietas / J.A. Ilevbare; title: Women in democratic Athens / C.O.G. Ndubokwu; title: The prospects of democratization in Africa's transitional societies / L.A. Thompson; title: Democratic theory and practice : the Nigerian experience / Adebayo T. Salami; title: Education and the challenge of democracy / Remi Bamisaiye; title: If democracy is the answer, what is the problem?  Demystifying liberal democracy for development in Africa / Kolawole Aderemi Owolabi; title: Constitutionalism : a factor in economic development / O. Adewoye; title: The judiciary and representative government in Nigeria : a study in political behaviour / Ibiba Sasime; title: The military and the search for democracy in Nigeria : reflections on the transition agenda, 1986-1992 / O.B. Osadolor; title: The structural adjustment programme and the transition to civil rule in Nigeria / J.I. Dibua; title: Contents Cont.; title: Poverty as a barrier to democracy : the case of local government in Nigeria /  A.O. Olutayo; title: Democratization, the state and industrialization / O.O. Alokan; title: Drama and literature in the context of democracy : Sophocles and Ola Rotimi / Dele Layiwola; title: Wole Soyinka's Isara : the democratization of a transitional African society / Pius Omole; title: Democracy, the polis and modern Nigeria : the socio-historical dimension / E.A. Ifidon.