wyszukanych pozycji: 13
Governance Trends in West Africa 2006: A Synthesis Report
ISBN: 9782869782129 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The West African sub-region has a distinctive history as one of the most dynamic parts of the African continent. Forged out of a long, often contradictory, always contested trajectory of state formation, dissolution, and recomposition that has been accompanied at different stages by widespread population movements, the sub-region has, inevitably, grappled with a wide range of core, enduring governance questions. These questions have contributed, to one degree or another, to the making and character ofcontemporary state systems, as well as the political cultures underpinning them. It is hoped...
The West African sub-region has a distinctive history as one of the most dynamic parts of the African continent. Forged out of a long, often contradic...
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198,26 zł |
West Africa's Political Economy in the Next Millenium: Retrospect and Prospect
ISBN: 9782869781047 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A concise study examining the various trends and structural factors in the contemnporary political economy of West Africa, assessing how they will affect the needs and capabilities of the sub-region's countries to achieve a more rapid system of democratic government and respond to the demands of globalisation. It provides an overview of the area's development issues, including the prospects for regional co-operation/integration, the important geo-political and economic role played by France in West Africa, changing forms of popular identity, and Islam and its growing influence. It argues that...
A concise study examining the various trends and structural factors in the contemnporary political economy of West Africa, assessing how they will aff...
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141,62 zł |
Democratic Governance and Accountability in Africa: In Search of a Workable Framework
ISBN: 9789171067012 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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68,66 zł |
The Politics of Structural Adjustment in Nigeria
ISBN: 9780852551318 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The economic crisis in the Nigerian economy in 1982 was triggered, though not necessarily caused by, the collapse of the world oil market. The Nigerian state adopted a structural adjustment programme which was approved by the World Bank and the IMF - that decision raised questions about the nature of the crisis and the appropriateness of free market policies in tackling it. Nigeria: HEBN
The economic crisis in the Nigerian economy in 1982 was triggered, though not necessarily caused by, the collapse of the world oil market. The Nigeria...
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105,08 zł |
The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa
ISBN: 9789171064196 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards multi-party politics in Africa. The contributors to the book tackle an interesting mix of issues from a critique of opposition politics in the context of the economic decline in Africa to an assessment of the effors made by the opposition to establish an effective presence under extremely difficult circumstances. The book also draws attention to the many internal organisational/leadership problems that have contributed as much to the weakness of...
This book is mainly devoted to a discussion of the broad experiences of the opposition parties that have emerged as a part of the movement towards mul...
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132,41 zł |
The African Union and New Strategies for Development in Africa
ISBN: 9781604975741 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The early twenty-first century witnessed remarkable attempts by Africa's political leadership to promote regional integration as a means of fast-tracking economic progress, facilitating peace and security, consolidating democratic gains, and promoting the general welfare of the African people. The transition of the Organization of Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU), as well as the foisting of a new economic blueprint for the continent-the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), combined with the growing role of the regional economic communities (RECs) in harmonizing and creating...
The early twenty-first century witnessed remarkable attempts by Africa's political leadership to promote regional integration as a means of fast-track...
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637,27 zł |
Between Liberalisation and Oppression: The Politics of Structural Adjustment in Africa
ISBN: 9782869780538 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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402,17 zł |
Enjeux Du Financement Et De La Planification De L'aeducation En Afrique: Ce Qui Marche Et Ce Qui Ne Marche Pas : Challenges of Education Financing and Planning in Africa : What Works and What Does Not
ISBN: 9782869782051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This volume highlights the proceedings of the two policy dialogue conferences held by the Working Group on Finance and Education (WGFE) in 2004. Part I of the document discusses the endemic crisis that higher educationhas been beset with since the outset of the post colonial period in Africa. It highlights the critical state of higher education systems in Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal by scrutinizing the causes, manifestations and consequences of the crisis to posit useful recommendations and possible solutions.
Part II is a comprehensive review of the challenges facing the... This volume highlights the proceedings of the two policy dialogue conferences held by the Working Group on Finance and Education (WGFE) in 2004. Part ...
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271,88 zł |
African universities in the twenty-first Century: Volume 1: Liberalisation and internationalisation
ISBN: 9782869781245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) As the twenty first century unfolds, African universities are undergoing change and confronting challenges which are unprecedented. The effects of globalisation, and political and economic pressures of liberalisation and privatisation, both internal and external, are reconfiguring all aspects of university life: teaching, research, and their public service functions; such that the need to redefine the roles of the African universities, and to defend their importance have become paramount. At the same time, the universities must themselves balance demands of autonomy and accountability,...
As the twenty first century unfolds, African universities are undergoing change and confronting challenges which are unprecedented. The effects of glo...
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402,17 zł |
Beyond the State: Nigeria's Search for Positive Leadership
ISBN: 9789781214028 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This book was commissioned as part of a research project, located in the Centre for Social Science Research and Development, an independent research organisation based in Ikorodu, Nigeria, with the intention of building knowledge about positive leadership in Nigeria. Supported by the Ford Foundation, it is part of a global initiative to encourage a diversified understanding of leadership beyond State and public actors, giving prominence to new ideas, and recognising leaders in various communities whose work have contributed to positive social change.
This book was commissioned as part of a research project, located in the Centre for Social Science Research and Development, an independent research o...
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402,17 zł |
No-Party Democracy in Uganda. Myths and Realities
ISBN: 9789970022045 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The continuation of no-party democracy has been constitutionalised by the Constituent Assembly of Uganda, causing great controversy. The 1995 constitution provided for a referendum to be held in the year 2000 to enable Ugandans to revisit the question of political systems and choose between multiparty, no-party and any other form of democracy. The eight contributors including Professor Ali Mazrui, examine the case for and against multipartyism, the justification for no-party democracy as well as its myths and realities, and the wider ideological implications of movement politics in the Great...
The continuation of no-party democracy has been constitutionalised by the Constituent Assembly of Uganda, causing great controversy. The 1995 constitu...
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254,91 zł |
Speaking Truth to Power: Selected Pan-African Postcards
ISBN: 9781906387853 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The untimely death of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem in 2009on African Liberation Day stunned the Pan-African world. This lively selection of his weekly Pan-African Postcards demonstrates the brilliant wordsmith he was and his steadfast commitment to Pan-Africanism andoffers a legacy of political, social, and cultural thought from his determination to speak truth to power. Showcasing the author'sexceptional ability to express complex ideas in an engaging manner, this book presents his philosophy on diverse but intersecting themes: his fundamental respect for the capabilities, potential, and...
The untimely death of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem in 2009on African Liberation Day stunned the Pan-African world. This lively selection of his weekly Pa...
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137,64 zł |
The Remaking of Social Contracts: Feminists in a Fierce New World
ISBN: 9781780321585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) argues that social contracts must be recreated if they are to fulfil the promise of human rights. In The Remaking of Social Contracts, leading thinkers and activists address a wide range of concerns - global economic governance, militarism, ecological tipping points, the nation state, movement-building, sexuality and reproduction, and religious fundamentalism. These themes are of wide-ranging importance for the survival and well-being of us all, and reflect the many dimensions and inter-connectedness of our lives. Using feminist lenses,...
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) argues that social contracts must be recreated if they are to fulfil the promise of human rig...
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157,65 zł |