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03941aam a2200445Mi 4500 001 9D8B0952403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201217010015 008 190905t20202020enkab b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2019037725 020 $a 1108438318 020 $a 9781108438315 020 $a 1108423736 020 $a 9781108423731 035 $a (OCoLC)1148216513 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d YDXIT $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d EAU $d GUA $d NLVRD $d SILO 043 $a fb----- 050 00 $a JQ1875.A55 $b L444 2020 100 1 $a Carbone, Giovanni, $e author. 245 10 $a Political leadership in Africa : $b leaders and development south of the Sahara / $c Giovanni Carbone, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Alessandro Pellegata, Universita degli Studi di Milano. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2020. 300 $a xiv, 377 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Leadership, 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'etat. 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Political leadership $z Africa, Sub-Saharan. 651 0 $a Africa, Sub-Saharan $x Politics and government $y 1960- 650 7 $a Political leadership. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069363 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Sub-Saharan Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01239520 650 7 $a Sub-Saharan Africa. $2 pplt 650 7 $a Heads of State and Heads of government. $2 pplt 650 7 $a Political regimes. $2 pplt 648 7 $a Since 1960 $2 fast 700 1 $a Pellegata, Alessandro, $d 1981- $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Carbone, Giovanni. $t Political leadership in Africa. $d Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 $z 9781108529266 $w (DLC) 2019037726 941 $a 2 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214030041.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721015626.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9D8B0952403511EB87AA299C42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search