Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-326) and index.
Africa : the quality of political reform / E. Gyimah-Boadi -- Economic reform : patterns and constraints / Nicholas van de Walle -- What "the people" say about reforms / Michael Bratton and Robert Mattes -- Civil society and democratic development / E. Gyimah-Boadi -- Corruption and corruption control / Sahr J. Kpundeh -- Conflict in Africa / Stephen John Stedman and Terrence Lyons -- Botswana : the path to democracy and development / Patrick Molutsi -- Mozambique : the challenge of democratization / Brazão Mazula -- Nigeria : prospects for the Fourth Republic / Adigun Agbaje -- South Africa : building democracy after apartheid / Steven Friedman -- Promoting real reform in Africa / Larry Diamond