The Politics of Economic Restructuring and Democracy in Africa (Contributions in Economics & Economic History): 207 (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) - Hardcover

"Anyone interested in the recent economic and political changes in this often ignored region would do well to read this book."-Choice-Social & Behavioral Sciences

"The book is useful for those who would like to understand Africa's economic problems and their root causes."-South African Journal of International Affairs

?The book is useful for those who would like to understand Africa's economic problems and their root causes.?-South African Journal of International Affairs

?Anyone interested in the recent economic and political changes in this often ignored region would do well to read this book.?-Choice-Social & Behavioral Sciences

"Professor Iheduru provides valuable insight into how structural adjustment contributes to democratization in Africa--contrary to expectation--by shrinking bloated state structures, activating civil society, and revamping the political and economic roles of government and elites. This book provides valuable insight into the processes of democratization in developing countries."-John A. Booth Regents Professor Department of Political Science University of North Texas

"This monograph provides a timely, original perspective on the impacts of economic reforms in African state roles and capabilities suggesting enhanced prospects for democracy, especially civil society, once the state is redefined and restructured. It constitutes a welcome contribution to African and Development Studies and to comparative and and global Political Economy at the dawn of the new millennium."-Timothy M. Shaw Professor of Political Science and International Development Studies Dalhousie University-Nova Scotia

OBIOMA M. IHEDURU is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fort Valley State University./e His research interests include economic and development policy, comparative political economy, public management, and privatization and democratization with a regional focus on Nigeria and Africa.