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The South African Intelligence Services
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 42.95This book is the first full history of South African intelligence and provides a detailed examination of the various stages in the evolution of South Africa?s intelligence organizations and structures. Covering the apartheid period of 1948-90, the transition from apartheid to democracy of 1990-94, and the post-apartheid period of new intelligence... more...
Building Trust in Government
United Nations University Press 2010; US$ 35.00The ability of governments and the global community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, ensure security, and promote adherence to basic standards of human rights depends on people's trust in their government. However, public trust in government and political institutions has been declining in both developing and developed countries in... more...
Wage Inequality by Gender and Occupation
ILO Publications 2006; US$ 5.00Using Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) of the period 1990-2003, estimates earnings differences between men and women in selected developed and developing countries. Discusses the impact of globalization on wages and analyses trends in gender equity in pay within occupations and sectors. more...
Traditional Authorities in Africa
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 12.40This book is a distinguishing feature in the landscape of contemporary Africa and discusses how since the 1990s, African governments, international institutions and donor organisations have shown a renewed interest in. more...
African Governance Report 2009
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 28.99The African Governance Report, which assesses and monitors the progress of governance in Africa, is the most comprehensive periodic report on governance on the continent. This second edition of the report covers 35 African countries. The main finding of the report is that Africa within the last five years recorded marginal progress on governance. The... more...
Political Domination in Africa
Cambridge University Press 1986; US$ 27.00The book addresses a wide audience: students of African history and politics, of Third World development and of political theory. more...
Parteiensystem und Verfassung in Afrika
Springer Fachmedien 2010; US$ 54.99States and Power in Africa
Princeton University Press 2000; US$ 35.00Theories of international relations, assumed to be universally applicable, have failed to explain the creation of states in Africa. There, the interaction of power and space is dramatically different from what occurred in Europe. In his groundbreaking book, Jeffrey Herbst places the African state-building process in a truly comparative perspective,... more...
Gezielte Erfolgsplanung in KMU
Springer 1900; US$ 54.99?Mehr als 99 % aller Unternehmen des EU-Raumes sind kleine und mittlere Betriebe mit einem erheblichen Einfluss auf die wirtschaftliche Lage eines Landes. Während der strategischen Zukunftsplanung in großen Unternehmen ein weites Feld eingeräumt wird, haben kleine und mittlere Betriebe scheinbar wenig Bedarf an längerfristiger Planung.... more...
Public Opinion and Interest Group Politics
Africa Institute of South Africa 2012; US$ 39.95In more developed democracies, such as the US and Germany, interest groups both shape and promote public opinion. Regrettably, this is not always true in South Africaís nascent system. This anthology tries to understand why interest groups do not affect or advance public opinion in South Africa and then suggests how interest groups can redress... more...









