Jerry John Rawlings: Leadership and Legacy: A Pan-African Perspective [Hardcover]

This edited volume examines the leadership and legacy of Ghanas Jerry John Rawlings within the broader context of Africas leadership and democratic governance. The central purpose of the book is threefold. First, it examines the role and place of good and effective political leadership in the development of Africa. Second, it situates Jerry Rawlings political style and legacy in the annals of democratic governance in post-independence Africa. Finally, the book adds to the knowledge and understanding of former President Rawlings as one of Africas preeminent and transformational political leaders. Taking an interdisciplinary and Pan-African approach, this volume will be of great interest to scholars, policymakers, and students of African politics, African studies, governance, political leadership, democracy, development studies, and political economy.

1. Leadership-Institutions-Development Nexus in Africa: A Jerry John Rawlings Perspective.- 2. Africas Nationalist and Transformational Leaders: A Survey.- 3. One-Party Rule and Military Dictatorship in Africa.- 4. Kwame Nkrumah, Obafemi Awolowo, and Jerry Rawlings: Continuity and Change in Leadership.- 5. On the Question of Governance: Has Africa Seen the Last of the Coup Years?- Jerry Rawlings: An Officer, a Statesman, and a Pan-Africanist.- 7. Jerry John Rawlings and the Politics of Risky Public Policy Decisions in Uncertain Times.- 8. An Assessment of Social Development under Jerry John Rawlings.- 9. Trajectories and Contrasts of Policymaking under Jerry John Rawlings.- 10. Trends in Ghanas Public Administration under Jerry Rawlings.- 11. Gender Equality and Women Empowerment under the Jerry John Rawlings Government (1981-2001).- 12. Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and the 31st December Womens Movement.- 13.&l#’