Acronyms

1. Why State Building Is Still Relevant in Africa and How It Relates to Democratization

Kidane Mengisteab

Cyril Daddieh

I. Relations between Democratization and State Building in Africa: Theoretical Analysis

2. Democratization and State Building in Africa: How Compatible Are They?

Kidane Mengisteab

3. "For Fear of Being Condemned as Old Fashioned": Liberal Democracy versus Popular Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

John S. Saul

4. Nation Building and State Disintegration

Marina Ottaway

II. Democratization and State Building: Country Experiences

5. Militarization and Democratization: Nigeria's Stalled March to Democracy

Julius O. Ihonvbere

6. Economic Reform and Political Liberalization in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire: A Preliminary Assessment of Implications for Nation Building

E. Gyimah-Boadi

Cyril Daddieh

7. Ethnicity and Democratization in Congo and Chad (1945-1995)

Mario J. Azevedo

8. Civil Society, Democratization, and State Building in Kenya and Tanzania

Julius E. Nyang'oro

9. Remaking the State: Assessing South Africa's Developmental Agenda

Larry A. Swatuk

10. Ethiopia: Missed Opportunities for Peaceful Democratic Process

Mohammed Hassen

11. Somalia: Problems and Prospects for Democratization

Hussein M. Adam

Selected Bibliography

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