This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and explores the confluence of major domestic and global issues that shape them. In the domestic realm, some of the major issues that are examined in this book include the expansive role of non-governmental organizations amid some African states' abdication of their responsibility to provide "public goods" for their citizens (E.g. health care, education), the growing role and influence of charismatic Pentecostal churches against the backdrop of the poor state of human development, ethnic conflicts...
This book examines the twin critical processes of state-building and nation-building in Africa and explores the confluence of major domestic and globa...
The African Continent is faced with major development challenges that have adversely affected the political and material well-being of the majority of the citizens of most states. This book addresses some of the continent's frontier development issues - democracy, leadership, the economy, poverty alleviation through microfinance schemes, food security, education, health, and political instability.
The African Continent is faced with major development challenges that have adversely affected the political and material well-being of the majority of...
