The ECOWAS : history and achievements -- Discourses on globalization -- The ECOWAS since 1990 : structural changes in political institutions -- The question of democracy in West African politics -- A survey of democracy in West Africa through behavioral interactions -- Roadmaps to the...

Introduction -- The complexities and uncertainties of development -- The domestic context -- History and the legacy of colonialism -- Big men, personal rule and patronage politics -- Violent conflict and civil war -- Political change and democratization -- Core development questions -- Africa's...

Despite hundreds of billions of dollars spent on foreign aid to sub-Saharan Africa, a sure path to growth and development has not yet been found - and each new heralded approach has crumbled amid regrets and recriminations. The authors of "Smart Aid for African Development" provide critical...