African Reckoning a Quest for Good Governance
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr
- Publish date: 10/01/1998
Description:
This book investigates how changing norms of sovereignty may promote better governance in Africa. It begins by tracing the evolution of the concept of sovereignty and how sovereignty has been redefined to emphasize the responsibility of the state to manage conflict and protect human rights. It includes assessments of how state actors in Africa measure up to the norms inherent in the notion of sovereignty as responsibility. It also examines the question accountability at the regional international levels.
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