The Elgar Companion to Democracy and Development in Africa

Edited by Yiagadeesen Samy and Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba

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Abstract: This comprehensive Elgar Companion examines the conceptual and empirical relationship between democracy and development, analysing different political regimes adopted by sub-Saharan African countries in the post-independence period. Leading experts survey their governance and development through both macro and micro lenses, drawing on specific case studies and broader, continent-wide analysis.

Keywords: Democracy; Economic Development; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Governance; Politics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035348176
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to The Elgar Companion to Democracy and Development in Africa

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba and Yiagadeesen Samy

Ch 2 The state, politics and democracy in Africa

Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba

Ch 3 Economic development in Africa: what role for democracy?

Yiagadeesen Samy

Ch 4 Economic development and democracy in Africa: evidence from survey data

Carolyn Chisadza

Ch 5 The discourse on democracy and good governance in Africa: whither development?

Adelaja Odutola Odukoya and Adeolu Oluwaseyi Oyekan

Ch 6 Toward cultural democracy: decolonizing African governance beyond liberalism and neoliberalism

Oluwakemi Damola Adejumo-Ayibiowu

Ch 7 “I am the government”: party institutionalisation and perceptions of service delivery in Africa's resource economies

Xichavo Alecia Ndlovu

Ch 8 Lack of ideology among political parties and the governance crisis in Nigeria

Emmanuel Ikechi Onah and Ebenezer Babajide Ishola

Ch 9 Explaining the decline of women's political leadership in South Africa

Dikeledi Mokoena and Jabulisile Shabalala

Ch 10 Assessing gender dynamics in Nigerian democracy: a comparative study of women's political participation and representation

Azeezat Oluwaferanmi Adekanye and Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi

Ch 11 Democracy and military coups in Africa: institutional challenges and the legacy of colonialism in Burkina Faso

Gwinyai Regis Taruvinga

Ch 12 Democracy and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Decky Kipuka Kabongi

Ch 13 Foreign assistance and democratic development in Ghana's extractive sector: the case of the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC)

Joseph Antwi-Boasiako and Nathan Andrews

Ch 14 Prospects for democracy and development in the Middle East and North Africa 15 years after the Arab Uprisings

Jeremy Wildeman and Iyas Abu-Hajiar

Ch 15 The African Union's role in promoting democracy and development in Africa: aspirations, challenges, and prospects

Denis Dogah

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