pt. 1. State, democracy and development : questioning the trinity -- pt. 2. Natural resources and governance : towards and adequate linkage -- pt. 3. Civil society and development : beyond state domination -- pt. 4. States and conflicts : conflict prevention as a tool of good governance -- pt. 5. The dialectics of state universalism and societal relativism : the variable geometry of state building -- pt. 6. Reinventing development in Africa : beyond the charm of NEPAD.