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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... rules sanctioned and backed by that pattern " ( O'Donnell 1996 : 36 ) . Political institutions are , thus , the formal and informal rules of the game that shape not only the behaviour of people when they contest and exercise power but ...
... rules sanctioned and backed by that pattern " ( O'Donnell 1996 : 36 ) . Political institutions are , thus , the formal and informal rules of the game that shape not only the behaviour of people when they contest and exercise power but ...
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... rules and bide its time . There- fore , a fragile institutionalization of electoral norms was evident by 1996–97 ... Rule under Rawlings Highly centralized personal rule sanctified by periodic elections character- ized the Fourth ...
... rules and bide its time . There- fore , a fragile institutionalization of electoral norms was evident by 1996–97 ... Rule under Rawlings Highly centralized personal rule sanctified by periodic elections character- ized the Fourth ...
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... rules of party competition . The Fourth Republic , then , featured an incipient two - party tradition , with organizations that built a sustainable presence , and a fragile elite con- sensus on rules of contestation . Following the 1996 ...
... rules of party competition . The Fourth Republic , then , featured an incipient two - party tradition , with organizations that built a sustainable presence , and a fragile elite con- sensus on rules of contestation . Following the 1996 ...
Contents
The Real World of African Democracy | 23 |
Party Systems or Factional Systems? | 32 |
How Protected? | 38 |
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