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020			_a9781108423731 _q(hardback)
020			_a9781108438315 _q(paperback)
020			_z9781108529266 _q(epub)
040			_aLibrary of Congress _bEnglish _erda _cAfrica University
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050	0	0	_aJQ1875 CAR 2020 _bL444 2020
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100	1		_aCarbone, Giovanni, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPolitical leadership in Africa : _bleaders and development south of the Sahara / _cGiovanni Carbone and Alessandro Pellegata.
263			_a1912
264		1	_aCambridge, United Kingdom ; _aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c2020.
300			_apages cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aLeadership, politics and development -- Coming to power and using it: leaders' selection, change and government -- The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset -- The changing dynamics of African leadership: rulers before and after -- When the military strikes -- Lessening Africa's 'big men': term limits -- Leading for development? (I). Economic growth -- Leading for development? (II). Social welfare, state consolidation and corruption control -- Autocrats, hegemons, democrats and transients -- Leaders to come.
520			_a"Political leaders took centre stage in African politics and development processes since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s. Their rising prominence in the post-independence decades mostly went hand in hand with development failures across the continent. A 'leadership trap' emerged that was manifest in two distinct - and apparently contradictory - political syndromes: the long overstay in office of many power-holders and a chronic instability due to the frequency of coups d'état. The ensuing political environment was dominated by a concern to retain political office rather than promote a country's development effectively. Key political reforms began to be adopted in the early 1990s, when most sub-Saharan countries introduced multiparty elections and seemed to find a way towards a more orderly and regular succession of their leaders. But what was the broader impact exerted by the new mechanisms for selecting political leaders on the political stabilization of African states, on the growth of their economies, and on the welfare of ordinary citizens? Drawing on an original Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset, the book addresses these issues by empirically investigating the actual bearing of distinct leadership dynamics on development processes across the sub-Saharan region, for the entire 1960-2018 period. It shows how, as Africa changed its leaders and the way they reach power, the new leaders began to change Africa"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPolitical leadership _zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
651		0	_aAfrica, Sub-Saharan _xPolitics and government _y1960-
700	1		_aPellegata, Alessandro, _d1981- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aCarbone, Giovanni, _tPolitical leadership in Africa. _dCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 _z9781108529266 _w(DLC) 2019037726
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