Liberal democracy and its critics in Africa : political dysfunction and the struggle for social progress /
The institutional forms and processes of democracy are spreading in Africa as dictatorial regimes have been forced to give way. But democratic form and democratic substance are two different things. Western-derived institutional forms are neither necessarily the most approprate nor the most practica...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London, England :
Zed Books,
2005.
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| Series: | Africa in the new millennium.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The institutional forms and processes of democracy are spreading in Africa as dictatorial regimes have been forced to give way. But democratic form and democratic substance are two different things. Western-derived institutional forms are neither necessarily the most approprate nor the most practical in the current African context, and rooting democratic norms in African political cultures raises socio-cultural questions. This book draws on the experiences of particular African elections and countries to explore the continuing impact of police state apparatuses; the factors influencing voters? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ii, 213 pages). Also published in printing. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350221116 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350221116 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers. |