The Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa : State and Civil Society in Nigeria PDF
by Usman A. Tar
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Since the late 1980s the changing dynamic of global development has driven the tide of democratic expansion in the developing world.
In Africa, western donors have sought to impose 'neo-liberal' visions of socio-economic and political institution-building, spreading political reforms and economic liberalisation with far-reaching consequences.
Associated with external interventions, but also sometimes conflicting with them, are internal protests against authoritarianism, which have problematically reinforced and/or undermined the donor agenda for democratic reform.Here, Usman Tar questions the assumption that Africa was lacking the essential components for a spontaneous transition to democracy.
He explores the dynamic, but contradictory, links between external and internal dimensions of neo-liberal democratic expansion in Africa, focusing on Nigeria.
Tar dissects the struggles for democracy, and for democratic policy and practice in a country with rich economic potential but a troubled political dispensation.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:30/10/2008
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- ISBN:9780857715760
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:30/10/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780857715760