TY - BOOK AU - Poku,Nana AU - Mdee,Anna AU - Barnett,Tony TI - Politics in Africa: A new introduction SN - 9781842779811 (hbk) U1 - 960 POK 22 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Zed Books Ltd, [distributor] NBN International Ltd, [distributor] Macmillan Distribution Services Pty Ltd, [distributor] Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd, [distributor] Blue Weaver Marketing & Distribution cc, [distributor] Palgrave (Global Publishing at St Martin's Press) KW - Africa KW - Politics and government KW - 1960- N1 - Hardback; Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-143) and index; Colonialism, racism and African resistance -- Instabilities, adjustment and renewal -- Food - insecure and vulnerable : the politics of African rural livelihoods -- Big men and little women : the politics of gender in Africa -- More than HIV/AIDS : the politics of health in Africa -- Conclusion : an African renaissance N2 - Democracy, prosperity and self-rule, this was the vision of African independence. How did things go so wrong? Why has the continent lagged behind others in economic development despite its potential natural resources? Why are so many African states prone to conflict? This book looks at the answers to these questions ER -