Consolidation of Democracy in Africa: A View from the South
- ISBN-10
- 135175128X
- ISBN-13
- 9781351751285
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-11-22
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Hussein Solomon, Ian Liebenberg
Description
This title was first published in 2000: The continent of Africa is undergoing great change. While on the one hand there is talk of a re-awakening of Africa or Renaissance various countries in Africa are still plagued by poverty, intra- and interstate violence. In some countries the legacy of neo-colonialism and under development contributed to social strife and the potential criminalization of the State. This book addresses the topic of democratization and sustainable democracy in Africa against this background.
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