Sub-Saharan Africa

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Assessing African government performance: 2010: ( N. Delapalme;H. Farhan;E. Gyimah-Boadi / Mo Ibrahim Foundation , 2010); This Index is ultimately aimed at engaging governments, parliaments, civil society, and citizens in a meaningful conversation about improving governance to the benefit of all Africans.

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An empirical analysis of African political party manifestos: ( S. Elischer (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2010); The third wave of democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a new interest in African political parties and their role in democratic consolidation. However few, if any, studies systematically c...
Malawi: citizens rate past and present Government performance: ( M.G. Tsoka / Afrobarometer , 2009); The performance of all governments is constantly being reviewed, reported on and rated on various fronts, including sectoral growth, overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inflation, exchange...
Analysing regionalism in Malawian elections: ( M.G. Tsoka / Afrobarometer , 2009); After Malawi’s seminal 1994 elections in which the country made the transition back to multiparty politics, commentators were alarmed at how regionalistic the voting pattern appeared to be. ...
Examining public attitudes towards MPs and South Africa's electoral system: ( Afrobarometer , 2009); Electoral reform has been attracting increasing interest in South Africa and a panel of experts has recommended that South Africa’s electoral system be reformed into a mixed system that would in...
Observance of the Rule of Law in Mozambique: ( C. Shenga / Afrobarometer , 2010); The rule of law is a necessary condition for democracy. One of the greatest challenges confronting Africa’s democratic reform process, however, is ensuring the rule of law prevails. Thus, Mozamb...
Socio-economic and political consequences of service delivery in Africa: ( R. Mattes / Afrobarometer , 2010); While the delivery of services of such as security, education, water and sanitation and telecommunication are seen in most places around the world as essential responsibilities of the state, the typic...
Perceptions of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: ( M. Bratton / Afrobarometer , 2010); Over the past twenty years, approaches to development in Africa have undergone a fundamental change.
Practitioners no longer regard development as a largely technical exercise. Economic growt...
Are Kenyan citizens able to participate in local governance?: ( W. Mitullah (ed) / Afrobarometer , 2010); Local governance has been glorified as a panacea for development because it is embedded in the decentralization debates, policies and programs across the African continent. However, many citizens are ...
What effect do ethnically-dominated party systems have on democracy?: ( R. Dowd (ed);M. Driessen (ed) / Afrobarometer , 2008); With the (re)introduction of multiparty elections in the early 1990s, ethnically dominated party systems have dominated sub-Saharan Africa. Political parties have been distinguished more for who they ...