Civil Society and the State in Africa

Civil Society and the State in Africa
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Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 1555876412
ISBN-13 : 9781555876418
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Book Synopsis Civil Society and the State in Africa by : John Willis Harbeson

Download or read book Civil Society and the State in Africa written by John Willis Harbeson and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the potential value of the concept of civil society for enhancing the current understanding of state-society relations in Africa. The authors review the meanings of civil society in political philosophy, as well as alternative approaches to employing the concept in African settings. Considering both the patterns of emerging civil society in Africa and issues relating to its further development, they give particular emphasis to the cases of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaire.


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