TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salih,Mohamed M.A.
TI  - African parliaments =: between governance and government 
SN  - 9781403971227
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan, 
KW  - Africa -- Politics and government
KW  - Legislative bodies
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
N1  - List of Figures and Tables --
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms --
Notes on Contributors --
Preface --
PART I 1. Introduction: The Changing Governance Role of African Parliaments M.A. Mohamed Salih --
2. Parliaments, Politics, and Governance: African Democracies in Comparative Perspective Wil Hout --
3. Legislative Quotas for Women: Implications for Governance in Africa Aili Mari Tripp --
4. Local Assemblies and Local Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa Dele Olowu --
5. Citizen's Support for Legislature and Democratic Consolidation: A Comparative Study with Special Focus on Mali Reneske Doorenspleet --
PART II 6. Evolution of Parliament-Executive Relations in Zambia Jotham C. Momba
7. Longitudinal View on Ghana's Parliamentary Practices Kwame Boafo-Arthur --
8. People, Party, Politics, and Parliament: Government and Governance in Namibia Henning Melber --
9. Parliament and Dominant Party System in Ethiopia Kassahun Berhanu --
10. Parliament as Machinery for Political System Control: The Inner Workings of Bunge, Tanzania Vibeke Wang --
11. A Decade of Legislature-Executive Squabble in Malawi 1994-2004 Boniface Dulani and Jan Kees van Donge --
12. The South African Parliament's Failed Moment Tim Hughes --
13. Conclusions M.A. Mohamed Salih --
Bibliography --
Index
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