9780870135606: Democracy and Development in Mali
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0870135600 ISBN 13: 9780870135606
Publisher: Michigan State University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Mali, a country rich with history and culture, but one of the poorest in the world, emerged in the 1990s as one of Africa's most vibrant democracies. Strengthened by bold political and economic reforms at home, Mali has emerged as a leader in African peace keeping efforts. How has such a transition taken place? How have these changes built on Mali's rich heritage? These are the questions that the contributors to this volume have addressed. During the past twenty-five years, the scholarly research and applied development work of Michigan State University faculty and students in Mali represents the most significant combined, long-term, and continuing contribution of any group of university faculty in the United States or Europe to the study of Malian society, economy, and politics. The applied nature of much of this work has resulted in a significant number of working papers, reports, and conference presentations. This volume represents a coherent and connected set of essays from one American university with a widely known and highly respected role in African development. While the essays identify and review Mali's unique historical and contemporary path to democracy and development, they also contribute to the advancement of theoretical knowledge about African development.

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Synopsis

The essays in this collection identify and review Mali's unique historical and contemporary path to democracy and development, while making a contribution to the advancement of theoretical knowledge about African development.

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Publisher
Michigan State University Press
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0870135600
ISBN 13 
9780870135606
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
404