Book Review: A Call For A Responsive and Accountable Government

New book discusses the rudiments of African political institutions and the functions of public administrators to promote order and transparency

Nacogdoches, TX – (Release Date TBD) – Authors Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako and Okyere Bonna have been critically following African politics. In their endeavor, they met great individuals with admirably strong political views, but remained quiet for their family’s future. The authors thus present their new book, Traditional Institutions and Public Administration in Democratic Africa as a challenge to those individuals who might have made significant contributions to Africa’s political environment, if not for their fears.

Traditional Institutions and Public Administration in Democratic Africa is a highly political book that tackles the most pressing contemporary issues of Africa. The first chapter opens with a thorough discussion on neo-colonialism in Africa. It questions the authenticity of African democracy as it points out the presence of groups and individuals who exploit African resources to their advantage. The chains of colonialism has perpetually defeated democracy in Africa and the oppressors continue to financially control its nations.

This book of political awareness probes into the traditional institutions as well as the functions of the government to explain the political satus quo of Africa. It emphasizes the negative impact of adhering to democratic structures that impair the positive practices and values of the traditional African administrative culture. An eye-opener, Traditional Institutions and Public Administration in Democratic Africa boldly exposes revolutionary views that challenge and defy democracy in the African soil. It encourages students and concerned individuals to speak up for their land and their future. For more information, log on to www.Xlibris.com.

About the Authors

Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako is an assistant professor at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He teaches classes focusing on public policy, introduction to public administration, and program evaluation in the MPA program. He also teaches introduction to American government and international relations. His primary fields of interest include traditional institutions and democracy in Africa, teaching public administration, terrorism, and diversity in the public sector.

Okyere Bonna is the author of many books including American Presidents and the Making of the Presidency, Vocabulary Success, A New Agenda for Ghana: Building a Nation on Vision and Ideas, A New Agenda for Ghana, and Vocabulary Trailblazers (www.okyerebonna.com). Bonna taught in the Union County Public School System in North Carolina and St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Catholic parochial school) in Bronx, New York. He holds an MBA and MSc. Ed. from the Franciscan (Catholic) University of Steubenville in Ohio. His undergraduate training is in political science and religions from the University of Ghana.

Traditional Institutions and Public Administration in Democratic Africa * by Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako and Okyere Bonna

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Trade Paperback; $XX.xx; # pages; 978-1-4415-2012-8

Cloth Hardback; $XX.xx; # pages; 978-1-4415-2013-5

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