1st Edition
Democracy and Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
Edited By John A. Wiseman
Copyright 1995
256 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since the end of the 1980s the most important political development in Sub-Saharan Africa has been the movement towards democracy. This is something that has affected nearly all the countries in the region in varying degrees. This book provides the reader with a set of case studies covering a diverse range of African states in order to identify the major causes of recent change, the progress made... Read more
1.Introduction: The Movement Towards Democracy: Global, Continental and State Perspectives 2. Cote D'Ivoire: Multiparty Democracy and Political Change in Cote D'Ivoire: Surviving the Crisis 3. Mali: Democracy and Political Change in Mali 4. Nigeria: Democracy and Civil Society: The Nigerian Transition Programme, 1985-1993 5. Ghana: From Personalist to Democratic Rule in Ghana 6. Ethiopia and Eritrea: The Politics of Post-Insurgency 7. Uganda: The Advent of No-Party Democracy in Uganda 8. Malawi: Malawi's Transition to Multi-Party Politics 9. Zambia: Kaunda and Chiluba: Two Instruments of God's WIll or Enduring Patterns of Political Culture in Zambia 10 Conclusion: Assessing the Prosects for Consolidation of Democracy in Africa
Biography
John A. Wiseman
