African Politics in Comparative Perspective

Name: African Politics in Comparative Perspective
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ISBN: 9781107651418

ISBN-10: 1107651417

ISBN-13: 9781107651418

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Goran Hyden

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This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The book synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an original interpretation of the knowledge accumulated in the field. Goran Hyden discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of politics in other regions and mainstream theories in comparative politics. He focuses on such key issues as why politics trumps economics, rule is personal, state is weak and policies are made with a…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/8/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 326
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.90" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




The study of politics and Africa



The supremacy of politics



The problematic state



The economy of affection



Big man rule



The policy paradox



The agrarian question



The gender issue



The ethnic factor



The external dimension



What we know and how



Quo vadis Africa?