| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SAIS African Studies Library
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SAIS African Studies Library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Crisis, vulnerability, and response in Africa / Peter M. Lewis and John W. Harbeson -- Diagnosing and managing state crises / Peter M. Lewis and John W. Harbeson -- Algeria : between cooptation and repression / Miriam R. Lowi -- Angola : a rude awakening / Susana Moreira -- The Democratic Republic of Congo : the politics of perpetual crisis / Pierre Englebert -- Ghana : shocks and adaptation / Kwaku A. Nuamah -- Kenya : the challenges of democratic state making / John W. Harbeson -- Nigeria : cycles of crisis, sources of resilience / Peter M. Lewis -- South Africa : a disaster that refuses to happen / David Fowkes -- Crisis management for strengthening the state / John W. Harbeson & Peter M. Lewis. |
| Summary |
The authors explore the sources of variation across African states in terms of both the susceptibility to major political and social crises and the capacity to respond to those crises effectively. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Crisis management in government -- Africa -- Case studies.
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Crisis management in government. |
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Africa. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Political stability -- Africa -- Case studies.
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Political stability. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Lewis, Peter, 1957- editor.
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Harbeson, John W. (John Willis), 1938- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Coping with crisis in African states. Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2016 9781626372290 (DLC) 2015026426 (OCoLC)914591885 |
| ISBN |
9781626374393 electronic book |
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1626374392 electronic book |
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9781626372290 |
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1626372292 |
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