Rwanda : history and hope /
Imagine a nation with the highest proportion of women legislators in the world. Imagine a count where a democratically elected president is committed to gender equality and poverty reduction where urban and rural schools are being wired to the Internet, and where the government is committed to becom...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
University Press of America, Inc.,
[2010], ©2010
Lanham : University Press of America, c2010 Lanham, Md. : c2010 Lanham : [2010] |
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| Summary: | Imagine a nation with the highest proportion of women legislators in the world. Imagine a count where a democratically elected president is committed to gender equality and poverty reduction where urban and rural schools are being wired to the Internet, and where the government is committed to becoming a middle-income country by 2020. Imagine that this country is located in the heat of sub-Saharan Africa and that this progress comes in the wake of one of the 20th century's wont genocides Fifteen years removed from a mass genocide that resulted in the deaths of nearly one million people, Rwanda today presents a model for hope, justice, innovation, and human development In fact, Rwanda is now a leader in achieving economic, political, and social progress in the beleaguered continent. A new model of governance has emerged in this poor, African country This model, which draws on century's old Rwandan customs called Ubudehe and IMIHIGO, inclusive, transparent, empowers the poor, and leaders accountable for improving the ways being of people in their districts Rwanda: History and Hope focuses on the innovative path Rwanda has taken in governance and reconciliation, gender equity, education, health, and economic growth. The authors spent a decade working and researching in the country to prepare this path-breaking book |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xx, 154 p. : ill. ; 23 cm xx, 154 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xx, 154 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm xx, 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-147) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-147) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0761849424 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0761849424 (hbk.) 0761849424 0761849432 (paperback : alk. paper) 0761849432 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0761849432 (pbk.) 0761849432 0761849440 (e-book) 0761849440 (eISBN) 0761849440 9780761849421 (clothbound : alk. paper) 9780761849421 (hbk.) 9780761849421 9780761849438 (paperback : alk. paper) 9780761849438 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780761849438 (pbk.) 9780761849438 9780761849445 (e-book) 9780761849445 (eISBN) 9780761849445 |