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Author: Giovanni Carbone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-03-19
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1108423736
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa between 1960 and 2018, drawing on an entirely new dataset.
Author: Z Allan Ntata
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2012-11-29
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781477238424
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why is it that by his death, having solved the countrys hunger problems and set an example for Africa on how to deal with foreign donors and international aid organisations such as the IMF and the World Bank, Mutharika was regarded as a pariah both in Malawi and internationally? Mutharika had overseen the expansion of the transport infrastructure, presided as Chairman of the African Union and helped Malawi achieve rapid GDP growth. How is it that he also left Malawi with serious economic problems particularly relating to nonexistent foreign exchange reserves and the inability of the country to import fuel? Why is it that that when he died, he had become the most hated man in Malawi, at least aside from his staunch party followers? This book analyses the presidency of Bingu wa Mutharika from the inside, his love-hate relationship with foreign donors and international aid agencies and his political successes and failures to show how power and political success in Africa is a trap that ensnares African leaders to easily forget their mission to serve the people. The role of patronage and culture, and the tendency of advisors in contributing to their leaders feelings of infallibility is also highlighted. The book uncovers lessons on the inner dynamics of power and politics in Africa that will be enlightening to all interested in African politics specifically, and third world political development in general.
Author: Robert I. Rotberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-09-29
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 1422288854
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many of the problems in Africa today, including widespread poverty and civil unrest, can be traced to the continents legacy of bad governance. In the post-independence period, authoritarian strongmen took control of many countries, enriching themselves and their cronies by exploiting the peoples labor and their countrys resources. In recent years, however, a growing number of African states have embraced democratic principles and established transparent and open governments. In this book the noted Africa scholar Dr. Robert Rotberg examines the current state of governance and leadership in Africa. He discusses the various types of government found in the continent, clearly showing the correlation between the quality of a countrys leadership and the quality of life enjoyed by that countrys people.
Author: Naleli Mpho Soledad Morojele
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Published: 2016-01-25
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 3847409050
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Narratives of Triumph and Loss explores the successes, challenges and controversies of women‘s post-conflict political leadership. Through interviews with women who have held significant leadership positions, the book explores the relationships between their educational, professional, activist and personal backgrounds. It situates their stories within historical and contemporary political contexts, illustrating the gendered ways in which women experience politics as citizens and politicians.
Author: A. B. Assensoh
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In African politics, Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, and Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah were known for their early radical ideas, and in the case of Nkrumah and Nyerere, for their socialistic political stance. Kenyatta was well known for his suspected leadership in the Mau-Mau revolt against British colonial rule; Nyerere for his "Ujamaa", a cooperative/socialist enterprise; and Kwame Nkrumah as the indigenous African leader who, in 1957, lit the torch of modern African political independence. This book analyzes their nationalistic-cum-Pan-Africanist and overall political contributions to African history.
Author: Chris Jones
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2022-02-17
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 152757895X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The central message of this book is that leadership serves as a blueprint to transform Africa into a global powerhouse. There is an urgent need to refocus our efforts on the African Continent and her people, while at the same time forging ahead with democratic, accountable, people-centred, ethical and transparent governance and leadership. Corruption has undoubtedly become a hostile enemy in robbing the poor, violating the trust of the people and eroding the moral fibre of society. Abuse of power, position or office compounded by greed, self-enrichment and acts of dishonesty has dire consequences for mankind, and, as such, each contribution in this book promotes Africa’s vision to sustain humanity and its people, away from social ills such as extreme poverty, distinct inequalities and large-scale unemployment. What is needed is a new generation of bold, passionate, confident, inspiring leaders to make a difference and leave an edible mark in the global arena. This is the fundamental spirit of leadership for the Africa that this book wants and wishes to nurture. We cannot go back and change the past, but we can learn lessons, both good and bad, and change the future towards a bigger, better, and brighter tomorrow!
Author: John R. Cartwright
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780312623142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Giovanni Carbone
Publisher: Ledizioni
Published: 2019-10-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 8855260871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Political leadership can be a crucial ingredient for the development of sub-Saharan Africa. The region has been going through important transformations, with both political landscapes and economic trajectories becoming increasingly diverse. The changes underway include the role of leadership and its broader impact. This volume argues that, on the whole, African leaders and the way they reach power generally do contribute to shaping their countries’ progresses and achievements. It also zooms in on some influential African leaders who recently emerged in key states across the continent, illustrating and explaining the individual paths that brought them to power while reflecting on the prospects for their governments’ actions. Far from the simplistic stereotypes of immovable, ineffective and greedy rulers, the resulting picture reveals dynamic and rapidly evolving political scenarios with key implications for development in the region.
Author: Amadou Beidy Sow
Publisher:
Published: 2020-04-17
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781951886837
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book presents a prototype of leadership that can be applicable to other societies and groups. This work is neither based on the comparison between women and men as political leaders nor is it concerned about any woman politician. It focuses on women who are involved in politics in Africa especially in West Africa. It examines the social, religious, economic, political, and educational experiences of women who are political leaders.
Author: Alexander Johnston
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1784539538
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This outstanding and original work goes to the heart of South Africa's political problems - doubts as to the sustainability of the post-apartheid settlement, beset with divisions in the ruling ANC, factionalism, corruption and the widening of fault-lines in state and society. The 'leadership issue' has become key and this will be the first specific examination of leadership in the light of Mandela's legacy and its effect on his successor as potential and actual leaders - all in 'the shadow of Mandela' as the architect of the transition from apartheid to democracy, and with overarching moral authority and international reputation. Alexander Johnston shows how his successors are judged against Mandela's achievements, including the potentially impressive 'lost' leaders and concentrating on his immediate successors, Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. This is an objective and critical work by an insider who acknowledges the achievement of South African leadership but is acutely aware of the doubts as to the sustainability of South Africa's hard won democratic settlement. An essential read for all readers interested in leadership and in the traumatic history and future of Africa's leading state, as the continent rises to global importance."--Bloomsbury Publishing
