Donors, Democracy and Development in Africa: Western Aid and Political Repression

by Mark Simpson

Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda have figured prominently in the post- Cold War relations between Western donors and Sub-Saharan Africa. Their 'new leaders' were embraced by Western countries as the antithesis of former Cold War-era African strongmen, and their countries became 'donor darlings', benefitting from regular and significant inflows of Western development assistance. To the dismay of African democracy activists and human rights defenders,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031749162
• ISBN13: 9783031749162
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 349 Pages