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020			_z0801883326 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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100	1		_aLindberg, Staffan I., _d1969- _9243850
245	1	0	_aDemocracy and elections in Africa _h[electronic resource] / _cStaffan I. Lindberg.
260			_aBaltimore : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2006.
300			_axiii, 227 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction. The role of elections ; Why Africa? ; On regimes ; On elections and democracy ; Preindependence and postindependence elections in African nations ; Contemporary Africa's track record ; Outline of the book -- On democracy and elections. Making a conceptual choice ; Defining democracy ; Operationalizing democratic qualities of elections ; Data collection and processing -- Elections in Africa over time. Frequency and number of elections ; The democratic qualities, on average ; Democratic qualities of elections over time ; Conclusions -- The self-reinforcing power of elections. Going from bad to worse ; First, second, third, fourth and later elections ; A panel-group comparison ; Conclusions -- The causal effects of elections. Democratic qualities in society ; A missing factor of democratization ; Hypotheses and causal links -- Democratization by elections? Elections are associated with civil liberties ; Analyzing by countries ; Conclusions -- Comparative perspectives and reflections. The transition paradigm ; Corruption and democratization ; Stateness and social citizenship ; Lessons on consolidation ; Policy implications ; The power of elections in unfavorable conditions.
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533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2009. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aElections _zAfrica. _9243851
650		0	_aDemocracy _zAfrica. _9243852
651		0	_aAfrica _xPolitics and government _y1960- _921191
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