What are the problems of parliamentary government in West Africa? : The report of a conference held by the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, September 1957 under the chairmanship of Geoffrey de Freitas, M.P

Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean.Library marks remain. Physical description; xii, 168 pages ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165). Contents; Background papers -- Development of representative government in Nigeria -- International history of Gold Coast / Ghana -- Sierra Leone and the Gambia -- Economic basis of parliamentary government in British West Africa -- Parliamentary government and social change in West Africa -- Subject papers -- Note on West African political parties -- Problems of West African elections -- Relationship between political parties and the government in West Africa -- Parliament and the civil service in West Africa -- Development of parliamentary procedure in the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives -- Development of the cabinet in West Africa -- Place of the second chamber in West Africa -- Place of federation in West Africa. Subjects; Conference. Problems of parliamentary government in West Africa. Politics and government. Democracy. Politics and government. West Africa. Representative government and representation Africa, West. Africa, West Politics and government (1884-1960) ; Congresses. Africa, West Politics. Africa, West Politics and government (1884-1960) ; Congress. Africa, West Politics and government ; Congresses. Genres; Bibliography. Conference papers and proceedings. Conference publication. 1 Kg. …