Beyond Plunder : : Toward Democratic Governance in Liberia / / Amos Sawyer.

Can a stable political order be established in Liberia in the aftermath of the collapse of governance and a horrendous period of pillage and carnage? Amos Sawyer argues that the task can indeed be accomplished—but only in the context of new constitutional arrangements and governing institutions that...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2005
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (243 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface: An Outlook from a Scholar-Activist
  • 1 Liberia’s Path to the Present
  • 2 The Legacy of Predation and Violence
  • 3 Foundations for a New Order
  • 4 Rethinking Governance
  • 5 Framework for Democratic Self-Governance
  • 6 Creating a Context of Peace and Security
  • 7 From Theory to Practice
  • 8 Rethinking Citizenship and Education for Democracy
  • 9 Toward a New Beginning for Liberia
  • Appendixes
  • List of Acronyms
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Book