The rise of elective dictatorship and the erosion of social capital
Subtitle: peace, development, and democracy in Africa
By: by Kasahun Woldemariam.
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Trenton NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Authoritarianism -- Africa; Social capital (Sociology) -- Africa; Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-; Ethiopia -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Chapter 1. Introduction; title: Chapter 2. Theoretical and methodological underpinnings; title: Chapter 3. African development and democracy in a global context; title: Chapter 4. Theoretical and analytical perspectives on social capital; title: Chapter 5. State sovereignty and legitimacy reconsidered; title: Chapter 6. Interpretations of the role of the state and the values of social capital; title: Part 3. Chapter 7. The kara paradox in African politics; title: Chapter 8. Arrested political development; title: Chapter 9. Prisoners of the paradigm; title: Part 4. Chapter 10. Diminishing latitude of tolerance; title: Chapter 11. Reflections and conclusions; title: Appendix; title: Bibliography; title: Index.