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...
| Други автори: | Lumumba-Kasongo, Tukumbi, 1948- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Dakar, Senegal : London ; New York : New York :
CODESRIA Books ; in association with Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Серия: |
Africa in the new millennium.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=263846 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Liberal democracy and its critics in Africa. |
| Резюме: |
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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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ii, 213 pages). |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781848131545 1848131542 |