Government in West Africa (1968) examines the practical working of modern government and the constitutional history of West Africa. It looks at various political thinkers and their application to the issues of civil government in West Africa; modern constitutional struggles on the continent; and problems associated with different political systems in the region.
Part 1. Principles of Government 1. What is Politics? 2. Democracy 3. Constitutions 4. Power and Sovereignty 5. The Rule of Law 6. Representative Government 7. Party Systems 8. Presidential and Cabinet Government 9. Some Problems of Parliament 10. Federal and Unitary Government Part 2. Political Institutions of West African States 11. Constitutional History before 1945 12. Partial Self-Governance 13. Towards Independence 14. Ghana and Nigeria Since Independence 15. The Organization of Government 16. Liberia 17. The French Constitution 18. The Constitution of the Soviet Union
Biography
W.E.F. Ward
