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Governance as conflict management : politics and violence in West Africa

Author: I William Zartman
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The authors examine the efforts of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria to manage their conflicts and evaluate the prospects of the three nations for effective regimes for managing conflicts in the future. By suggesting explanations for their past successes and failures, this study of West Africa contributes to an understanding of governance and conflict management. The lessons are far-reaching and applicable well  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Governance as conflict management.
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c1997
(OCoLC)765732549
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: I William Zartman
ISBN: 0815797060 9780815797067 0815797052 9780815797050
OCLC Number: 34745943
Description: xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Governance as conflict management in West Africa / I. William Zartman --
Political polarization over governance in Côte d'Ivoire / Tessy D. Bakary --
Ghana : conflict reoriented / A. Adu Boahen --
Nigeria : conflict unresolved / Alex Gboyega --
Conclusion : management of conflict in West Africa / Donald Rothchild.
Responsibility: I. William Zartman, ed.

Abstract:

The authors examine the efforts of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria to manage their conflicts and evaluate the prospects of the three nations for effective regimes for managing conflicts in the future. By suggesting explanations for their past successes and failures, this study of West Africa contributes to an understanding of governance and conflict management. The lessons are far-reaching and applicable well beyond the African continent.

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