Nigeria's stumbling democracy and its implications for Africa's democratic movement

Nigeria's stumbling democracy and its implications for Africa's democratic movement / edited by Victor Oguejiofor Okafor ; foreword by Toyin Falola.

Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement is the first book to recount and analyze Nigeria's controversial general elections of April 2007. Because Nigeria's immense and diverse population of 140 million people and its wealth of natural r...

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Other Authors: Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
Series:PSI reports (Westport, Conn.)
Subjects:
Elections > Nigeria.
Democratization > Nigeria.
Democratization > Africa.
Democratization
Elections
Africa
Nigeria
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement is the first book to recount and analyze Nigeria's controversial general elections of April 2007. Because Nigeria's immense and diverse population of 140 million people and its wealth of natural resources make it a microcosm of Africa, Nigerian politics are an ideal case study and bellwether by which to view and understand African politics and the ongoing democratic experiments on the continent. Ten leading scholars of Nigerian and African politics, variously based in Nigeria, the US, and Europe, contribute ori.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0313355878
9780313355875
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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