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Closing the circle : democratization and development in Africa
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- Creator
- Richard Sandbrook
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Toronto : Between the Lines ; London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. exclusively by St. Martin's Press, 2000
- Physical Details
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- xii, 180 pages : map ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781896357379, 1896357377, 9781856498272, 1856498271, 9781856498289, 185649828X
- OCLC
- ocm44509172
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-170) and index.
- Map of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 1. Patterns and Perspectives. From Authoritarianism to Democracy. Democratization and Deadly Conflict. Democratization, Economic Reform, and the State. The Future: Democracy, Development, and Globalization -- 2. The Real World of African Democracy. Elections: How Free and Fair? Party Systems or Factional Systems? Civil and Political Rights: How Protected? The Practice and Promise of Democratization -- 3. Democratization and Deadly Conflict. The Complex Political Emergency Syndrome. Deadly Conflict in the Sudan. Democratization as Antidote. Prognosis: Uncertain -- 4. Democratization and Market Reforms. Governmental Commitment to Reform. Building Political Coalitions for Neo-Liberal Reform. Administrative Capacity. Adjustment and Reform -- 5. Democratization and State Rehabilitation. The Politics of Economic Decline and Renewal. Neo-Patrimonialism Resurgent: Rawlings as the New Nkrumah. Democratization and Macroeconomic Performance. Countermovement: Liberal Institutional Reform. Historical Legacies and Institutional Change -- 6. Closing the Circle. The Pragmatic Neo-Liberal Strategy. A Social-Democratic Globalization?