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This timely work presents cutting-edge analysis of the problems of U.S. foreign assistance programs--why these problems have not been solved in the past, and how they might be solved in the future. The expert contributors focus primarily on U.S. foreign assistance and foreign policy as they apply to nation building, governance, and democratization.

RÉSUMÉ Cette étude longitudinale a examiné les relations entre la qualité des liens affectifs perçus avec les parents et la présence de symptômes de détresse psychologique au début de l'adolescence. Un échantillon de 356 adolescents a été rencontré annuellement durant trois ans. Un questionnaire a mesuré la perception de la sollicitude et du rejet de la part de la mère et du père, ainsi que la présence éventuelle de symptômes de détresse psychologique. Les résultats de l'analyse de régression hiérarchique indiquent que la qualité perçue des relations avec chacun des parents apporte une contribution significative à la présence de symptômes de détresse sur une période de trois ans. L'étude qui a permis d'estimer la valeur prédictive spécifique de la sollicitude et du rejet parental indique que la présence chez les adolescents d'un sentiment du rejet parental semble être particulièrement néfaste sur l'ajustement psychologique. Les analyses ont également permis d'évaluer le rôle de diverses variables comme le sexe, l'âge et la structure familiale sur les liens parentaux et la détresse psychologique à l'adolescence.

"Many new development initiatives have been introduced in Africa over the past few decades. Each of these has been heralded as marking a new era in the continent's development. However, many of these initiatives have failed to produce sustained results due to numerous challenges, including, most importantly, the lack of good governance. The Africa Progress Panel stated in 2011 that good governance is the key enabling factor for sustainable development. This book discusses the role good governance plays in achieving sustainable development and eradicating extreme poverty in Africa. The contributed chapters in this book seek to broaden the policy debate and provide conversations about the sustainable development challenges facing African countries from multiple viewpoints and interdisciplinary perspectives--from academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in the field. The book focuses on the governance perspectives of practitioners who deal with day-to-day realities on the ground, with the goal to use evidence-based information to make informed policies, programs, and strategies to move the continent toward achieving sustainable development. This book tries to strike a balance between recognizing the need to bring politics back into development programs and understanding the limitations of political institutions in weak states. To that end, it looks at the challenges of development from the perspective of human security, with a focus on strengthening the human resource component of African economies in order to achieve better governance as part of a sustainable development process"--Provided by publisher

This book is divided into three parts. The first deals with theoretical perspectives on social change in South Africa; the second focuses on the political economy of change in the domestic area; and the final part of the book addresses the interaction between domestic and international politics as they relate to both South Africa and the Southern African region

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In 2007, the Bush administration created a new military presence in Africa—AFRICOM (US Africa Command)—which has been vigorously debated ever since. Some see AFRICOM as the answer to an African security system crippled by a lack of resources, widespread politicization, and institutional weakness. Others claim that the program is nothing more than another attempt by the US to secure its own interests in the region. In African Security and the African Command, contributors with a range of views on the issues examine the objectives and activities of AFRICOM, offering a well-rounded picture of ongoing security challenges in Africa and what might be done to address them

In recent decades, laws passed by African governments to transfer power and resources to local and other subnational governments (SNGs) have been greeted by many in the policy community with enthusiasm. But how far has decentralization really gone in Africa? How well does it work? And what have been its consequences? The authors of Decentralization in Africa work within a common conceptual framework to examine the process in 10 countries, contrasting clear increases in the legal authority of SNGs with the reality of limited successes in deepening democracy