TY - BOOK AU - Kasahun Woldemariam. TI - The rise of elective dictatorship and the erosion of social capital: peace, development, and democracy in Africa SN - 1592216684 AV - JQ1875.A7 K37 2007 U1 - 320.96 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Trenton NJ PB - Africa World Press KW - Authoritarianism KW - Africa KW - Social capital (Sociology) KW - Politics and government KW - 1960- KW - Ethiopia KW - 1991- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1. Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Theoretical and methodological underpinnings -- Chapter 3. African development and democracy in a global context -- Chapter 4. Theoretical and analytical perspectives on social capital -- Chapter 5. State sovereignty and legitimacy reconsidered -- Chapter 6. Interpretations of the role of the state and the values of social capital -- Part 3. Chapter 7. The kara paradox in African politics -- Chapter 8. Arrested political development -- Chapter 9. Prisoners of the paradigm --Part 4. Chapter 10. Diminishing latitude of tolerance -- Chapter 11. Reflections and conclusions --Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index ER -