West African States : a study in comperative politics

List of contributors                                                                    page vi

Preface                                                                                                vii

Map of West Africa                                                                            viii

1 Comparing West African states JOHN DUNN                               1

2 Ghana RICHARD RATHBONE                                                     22

3 Guinea R W JOHNSON                                                                  36

4 Ivory Coast BONNIE CAMPBELL                                                66

5 Liberia CHRISTOPHER CLAPHAM                                             117

6 Nigeria GAVIN WILLIAMS and TERISA TURNER                     132

7 Senegal DONAL B CRUISE OBRIEN                                           173

8 Sierra Leone CHRISTOPHER ALLEN                                           189

9 Conclusion JOHN DUNN                                                                211

Notes                                                                                                    217

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