| Physical description |
xv, 272 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
African modernization and development series. |
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African modernization and development series.
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| Notes |
A number of chapters in this book, now thoroughly revised and updated, were originally presented as papers at a conference held at the University of Warwick in late 1989. |
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Jointly organized by the Centre for Modern African Studies at Warwick University and the Centre for African Studies at Coventry Polytechnic. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-258) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Socialism or Democracy, Socialism and Democracy / Robin Cohen -- Pt. 1. Controversies. 2. Economic Democracy, Socialism, and the "Market" / Peter Lawrence. 3. The State, Civil Society, and Democracy in Africa: Some Theoretical Issues / Ken Post. 4. Taking Democracy Seriously: Democracy-Bureaucracy Relations / Bola Dauda. 5. Democracy and the Agrarian Question in Africa: Reflections on the Politics of States and the Representation of Peasants' and Women's Interests / Pepe Roberts and Gavin Williams. 6. Discourses of Democracy in the South African Left: A Critical Commentary / Daryl Glaser -- Pt. 2. Cases. 7. The National Resistance Movement, "Grassroots Democracy," and Dictatorship in Uganda / J. Oloka-Onyango. 8. Inching Towards Democracy: The Ghanaian "Revolution," the International Monetary Fund, and the Politics of the Possible / Jeff Haynes. 9. Pastoralists, Socialism, and Democracy: The Sudanese Experience / M. A. Mohammed Salih. |
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10. The Peasantariat, Politics, and Democracy in Botswana / Jack Parson. 11. Gender, Participation, and Radicalism in African Nationalism: Its Contemporary Significance / Chris Allen. 12. Beyond the Nation-State? Democracy in the Regional Economic Context / Carol B. Thompson -- 13. Conclusion: The Future of Democracy in Africa / Harry Goulbourne. |
| Other author |
Cohen, Robin, 1944-
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Goulbourne, Harry.
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University of Warwick. Centre for Modern African Studies.
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Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic. Centre for African Studies.
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| Subject |
Democracy -- Congresses.
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Socialism -- Africa -- Congresses.
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Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- -- Congresses.
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| ISBN |
0813380529 |
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