Governance and Leadership in Africa

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Governance and Leadership in Africa is written by Robert I. Rotberg and published by Simon and Schuster. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1422288854 (ISBN 10) and 9781422288856 (ISBN 13).

Many of the problems in Africa today, including widespread poverty and civil unrest, can be traced to the continents legacy of bad governance. In the post-independence period, authoritarian strongmen took control of many countries, enriching themselves and their cronies by exploiting the peoples labor and their countrys resources. In recent years, however, a growing number of African states have embraced democratic principles and established transparent and open governments. In this book the noted Africa scholar Dr. Robert Rotberg examines the current state of governance and leadership in Africa. He discusses the various types of government found in the continent, clearly showing the correlation between the quality of a countrys leadership and the quality of life enjoyed by that countrys people.