Closing the Circle: Democratization and Development in AfricaWe all know that many African countries face political tyranny, failed capitalist development, and violent domestic conflict. What is less clear is what relationship may exist between effective democratic institutions and the solution of the last two problems. Richard Sandbrook draws on the experience with democratisation of a carefully selected sample of countries: Ghana, Mali and Niger in West Africa; Zambia, Tanzania and Madagascar in East Africa; and Sudan. He illustrates the diversity of African experiences of the transition to democratic political forms and the complex relationships between democratic institutions and economic reform and social order. He concludes that the ultimate value of democratic institutions lies in whether they lead to economic progress and social justice and peace. |
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... interest groups who benefit from market exchange to organize and back pro - reform parties . Since numbers count in a multiparty electoral system , the vote should empower the formerly exploited peasant producers to support gov ...
... interest groups who benefit from market exchange to organize and back pro - reform parties . Since numbers count in a multiparty electoral system , the vote should empower the formerly exploited peasant producers to support gov ...
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... interest groups and the weakness and ambivalence of the alleged beneficiaries of market reform , then , discourage direct appeals for political support on grounds of class interest . Under these conditions , democratization is unlikely ...
... interest groups and the weakness and ambivalence of the alleged beneficiaries of market reform , then , discourage direct appeals for political support on grounds of class interest . Under these conditions , democratization is unlikely ...
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... interest groups , and the press all operate under onerous constraints ( see chapter 2 ) . Parties tend to fragment and lack ideological or policy coherence . Few parties boast sufficient financial and technical resources to sustain a ...
... interest groups , and the press all operate under onerous constraints ( see chapter 2 ) . Parties tend to fragment and lack ideological or policy coherence . Few parties boast sufficient financial and technical resources to sustain a ...
Contents
The Real World of African Democracy | 23 |
Party Systems or Factional Systems? | 32 |
How Protected? | 38 |
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