Analyzing Political Change in Africa: Applications of a New Multidimensional Framework

ISBN-13: 9780367017910 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 376 str.

James R Scarritt

Opis

This book addresses political instability and the role of the military in unstable politics, as well as to class formation, class conflict, and prolonged economic dependency in Africa. It uses a comprehensive theoretical approach based on systems-functionalist theories in solving these issues.

Spis treści

1. Control and Facilitation: An Approach to the Analysis of Political Change 2. Religion and Politics in Independent Uganda: Movement Toward Secularization? 3. Forecast for Political Change in Ethiopia: An Urban Perspective 4. Green Revolution in Ethiopia: The Politics of Rural Development in a Blocked and Inequitable Society 5. The Diffusion and Invention of Legislative and Party Structures in Anglophone Africa 6. African Planning Failure: A Public Policy Analysis 7. The Significance of Sequential Ordering and Timing of Politically Induced Societal Changes in Anglophone African Party States: A Reconsideration 8. Revolutionary Change in Mozambique: Implications for the Emerging Postindependence Society 9. Prospects for Reactionary and Revolutionary Change in Zimbabwe 10. Conclusion: From Case Studies to Systematic Hypothesis Testing

O autorze

Scarritt, James R