Closing the Circle: Democratization and Development in Africa

by Richard Sandbrook

Book Overview

We 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;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185649828X
• ISBN13: 9781856498289
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"