Economic reform was the most pressing question for African and other Third World countries during the 1980s. In this first full-length examination of the politi

Using extensive research, this book argues that successful African leaders consolidate their rule by developing strategic rural coalitions.

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of public opinion in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the Afrobarometer, a survey research project, it reveals what ordina

Assesses the progress of private sector development in low-income countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, from 1987 to the present. The book identifies c

This book investigates why seemingly similar African countries developed very different forms of democratic party systems.