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Author Sawyer, Amos.

Title Beyond plunder : toward democratic governance in Liberia / Amos Sawyer.

Publication Info. Boulder : L. Rienner Publishers, 2005.
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.
Summary Can a stable political order be established in Liberia in the aftermath of the collapse of governance and a period of pillage and carnage? Amos Sawyer draws deeply on his experience as head of state as he explores new ways of establishing constitutional foundations for democratic governance.
Contents Preface : an outlook from a scholar-activist -- 1. Liberia's path to the present -- 2. Legacy of predation and violence -- 3. Foundations for a new order -- 4. Rethinking governance -- 5. Framework for democratic self-governance -- 6. Creating a context of peace and security -- 7. From theory to practice -- 8. Rethinking citizenship and education for democracy -- 9. Toward a new beginning for Liberia -- App. Internally displaced persons and refugees -- App. Representative lists of Liberian networks and NGOs.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Liberia -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Liberia.
Politics and government.
Chronological Term 1980-
Subject Political culture -- Liberia.
Political culture.
Democracy -- Liberia.
Democracy.
Political violence -- Liberia -- History.
Political violence.
History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Sawyer, Amos. Beyond plunder 1588263843 (DLC) 2005010746 (OCoLC)60028951
ISBN 9781626370999 (electronic book)
1626370990 (electronic book)
1588263843
9781588263841

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