A Decade of Ethiopia

Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-34588-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 126 mm x 188 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has gone through a decade of significant economic change and political contestation since 2004. The ruling EPRDF party has redefined the country as a ‘developmental state’ and has tried to increase its presence on the African and world stage. Preceded by a new Introduction casting a broader perspective on some underlying trends, this monograph presents a chronology for 2004 to 2016, compiling the chapters on Ethiopia previously published in the Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara. A list of further reading suggestions has also been added.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abbink, Jon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgement

Ethiopia 2004–2016: Vagaries of the ‘Developmental State’ and Societal Challenges

Ethiopia in 2004

Ethiopia in 2005

Ethiopia in 2006

Ethiopia in 2007

Ethiopia in 2008

Ethiopia in 2009

Ethiopia in 2010

Ethiopia in 2011

Ethiopia in 2012

Ethiopia in 2013

Ethiopia in 2014

Ethiopia in 2015

Ethiopia in 2016

Further Reading

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jon Abbink works as a senior researcher at the African Studies Centre, Leiden, and as a research professor at VU University, Amsterdam. His interests are political anthropology, ethno-history, and culture and religion in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia). Current research projects are on Ethiopian regional history and livelihoods, the rhetoric and practice of ‘development’, and religion and community formation in northeast Africa.