The subject of a 'developmental state and the challenges of governance' remains topical, and is hoped that the views expressed here will put the various issues firmly at the centre of the debate, calling for transparency, social justice, the rule of law and accountability agenda that sows the seeds of a genuine renewal of state and society's role in embodying and shaping democracy on the African continent. There is need for building capacities for sustainable development to bring Africa in line with global development. This book discusses the need and political and developmental renewal in Africa by presenting and examining a series of essays on the topic.

There is an apparent need for building capacities for sustainable development in order to bring Africa in line with global development. This book deals with a wide variety of issues that could be categorised under the context of nationalism, national integration, development plans, sense of direction, the role and purpose of the state. The sum total of the various sections is that it examines various ways in which contemporary political and social forces interact in establishing common grounds for the emergence of modern states in Africa.

The central concern of this study is power and influence, a twin concept: How African countries can obtain power and use it properly for the common good of the people. Thus the transfer of the concepts of power and influence from the plane of theory to that of social practice should render a service to those in search of greater social relevance in social change as well as to those seeking an improved, more precise, and intellectually more manageable and intelligible frame of reference for power and its usage. This publication is different, and the hope is that it will open new vistas to students as well as the reading public who are beginning to learn about state-building, democracy and development (government and politics) in countries other than their own.

The central concern of this book is power and influence, a twin concept: how African countries can obtain power and use it properly for the common good of the people. The transfer of the concepts of power and influence from the plane of theory to that of social practice should render a service to those in search of greater social relevance in social change, as well as to those seeking an improved, more precise and intellectually more manageable and intelligible frame of reference for power and its usage. This publication is different, and the hope is that it will open new vistas to students, as well as the reading public who are beginning to learn about state-building, democracy and development in countries other than their own.

The study is focused on empowering the people in order to cultivate, nurture, and consolidate democratisation and good governance processes in Africa and to better improve on the quality livelihood of the population. This book was inspired following participation at the Conference of Community Democracies (COD) backed by many years of teaching. It penetrates into some fundamental challenges plaguing the continent. One is to root out the persistent and entrenched authoritarian rule and abject poverty of the "bottom billion" of humanity. How can African countries improve on the state-of-the-art of democracy and good governance to build a New Brave and Better Continent? An x-ray of state, civil society-private sector interface is undertaken: highlighting such interface as essential inputs in the developmental process of Africa. It argues at length on the issue of quality and visionary leadership as Africa's greatest deficit.

This is the third in CARAD's publication series on Strategic Policy Studies on State, Democracy Governance and Management. The second series is on "State-Building and Democracy in Africa: A Comparative and Development Approach". These series seek to contribute to the ongoing debate on Democratisation, Governance and Development since the collapse of the Communist System and Africa's Lost Decades of the 1980s. The subject of a 'developmental state and the challenges of governance' remains topical, and is hoped the views expressed here puts the various issues firmly at the centre of the debate, calling for transparency, social justice, the rule of law and accountability agenda that sows the seeds of a genuine renewal of state and society's role in embodying and shaping democracy on the African continent. There is need for building capacities for sustainable development to bring Africa in line with global development. There are 21 chapters in all, excluding conclusions. Each chapter begins with an abstract and ends with recommendations. Needless to repeat these chapters here as the contents pages present a complete overview of the issues discussed. We need to look forward to a brave New Africa by taking advantage of the 'latecomer'' phenomenon and consciously navigate the way for a better future. In nutshell, the book deals with a wide variety of issues that could be categorised under the context of nationalism, national integration, development plans, sense of direction, the role and purpose of the state. The sum total of the various sections is that it examines various ways in which contemporary political and social forces interact in establishing common grounds for the emergence of modern states in Africa.

This book is the third in CARAD's publication series on Strategic Policy Studies on State, Democracy Governance and Management. The second series is on "State-Building and Democracy in Africa: A Comparative and Development Approach". These series seek to contribute to the ongoing debate on Democratisation, Governance and Development since the collapse of the Communist System and Africa's Lost Decades of the 1980s. The subject of a 'developmental state and the challenges of governance' remains topical, and is hoped the views expressed here puts the various issues firmly at the centre of the debate, calling for transparency, social justice, the rule of law and accountability agenda that sows the seeds of a genuine renewal of state and society's role in embodying and shaping democracy on the African continent. There is need for building capacities for sustainable development to bring Africa in line with global development.

The study is focused on empowering the people in order to cultivate, nurture, and consolidate democratisation and good governance processes in Africa and to better improve on the quality livelihood of the population. This book was inspired following participation at the Conference of Community Democracies (COD) backed by many years of teaching. It penetrates into some fundamental challenges plaguing the continent. One is to root out the persistent and entrenched authoritarian rule and abject poverty of the "bottom billion" of humanity. How can African countries improve on the state-of-the-art of democracy and good governance to build a New Brave and Better Continent? An x-ray of state, civil society-private sector interface is undertaken: highlighting such interface as essential inputs in the developmental process of Africa. It argues at length on the issue of quality and visionary leadership as Africa's greatest deficit.

The papers in the collection are divided into two main areas: nation building and regional integration: problems and prospects; and the 'weird wind of democratisation and governance'. Some examples of topics covered are: the effects of the foreign debt burden on saving ratios in the CEMAC Zone; the Nepad initiative as a basis for fostering economic recovery in the CEMAC Zone; foreign states' elites and the DRC conflicts 1997- 2002; traumas, memories and 'modern' politics in Central Africa; and human rights abuses in the Central Africa sub-region: the case of children.

A further new title in this series on East African oral literature, considering East African-Indian genres of oral literature and cultures, which developed as people from India/Asia migrated to East Africa. The authors discuss how these literatures have been a source of creativity and renewal; and how they give expression to the values, perceptions and aspirations of cultures. The book is organised into sections on the socio-cultural background and historical origins of the literatures; patterns of migration and settlement in East Africa; styles in Indian literature as preserved in East Africa, common symbols, images and figures of speech; the role of the artist in literary production; and performance of oral literature. The authors further provide and discuss narratives from many genres: e.g. myths, legends, animal tales, moral stories; tales of wisdom and wit; riddles, proverbs and songs. Many passages appear in the original languages, transcribed from primary sources - in particular Gujerati; also Sindhi, Punjabi, Cutchi, Hindi, Kondani - as well as in English translation.