Do political leaders matter for development in Africa? This innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa draws on an entirely new dataset to understand how leaders and their contributions led to the developmental failures and successes of African countries between independence in the 1960s and 2018.
An innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa between 1960 and 2018, drawing on an entirely new dataset.
'Carbone and Pellegata provide a powerful study on how leaders impact the success and failures of their countries in sub-Saharan Africa and how they reach power influences their behaviour and what they do too. Political Leadership in Africa is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the impact of leadership on democracy and development in sub-Saharan Africa today.' Alex Vines, Coventry University and Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House