Closing the Circle is a provocative, sober analysis of the struggles to construct democracy in Africa. Well-known African Studies scholar Richard Sandbrook argues that Africa's problems will not be solved until order is created. And in the creation of order, politics is primary.
In this his eighth book on Africa, Sandbrook explores the realities and possibilities of democracy in Africa. He argues for the necessity of a "virtuous" and self-reinforcing circle of civil and political rights, growing prosperity, and state renovation.
In the end, says Sandbrook, Africa's tragedy is that external as well as internal constraints operate--and that both require attention. He makes a radical call for a supportive social-democratic reform of globalization.
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- List of Tables 10
- Acknowledgements 12
- Map of Sub-Saharan Africa 13
- 1 Patterns and Perspectives 14
- From Authoritarianism to Democracy 16
- Democratization and Deadly Conflict 20
- Democratization, Economic Reform, and the State 23
- The Future: Democracy, Development, and Globalization 33
- 2 The Real World of African Democracy 36
- Elections: How Free and Fair? 39
- Party Systems or Factional Systems? 45
- Civil and Political Rights: How Protected? 51
- The Practice and Promise of Democratization 59
- 3 Democratization and Deadly Conflict 62
- The Complex Political Emergency Syndrome 64
- Deadly Conflict in the Sudan 69
- Democratization as Antidote 72
- Prognosis: Uncertain 84
- 4 Democratization and Market Reforms 88
- Governmental Commitment to Reform 91
- Building Political Coalitions for Neo-Liberal Reform 95
- Administrative Capacity 103
- Adjustment and Reform 107
- 5 Democratization and State Rehabilitation 110
- The Politics of Economic Decline and Renewal 114
- Neo-Patrimonialism Resurgent: Rawlings as the New Nkrumah 117
- Democratization and Macroeconomic Performance 128
- Countermovement: Liberal Institutional Reform 130
- Historical Legacies and Institutional Change 139
- 6 Closing the Circle 144
- The Pragmatic Neo-Liberal Strategy 145
- A Social-Democratic Globalization? 155
- Notes 162
- References 168
- Index 184
- A 184
- B 184
- C 184
- D 185
- E 186
- F 187
- G 187
- H 187
- I 188
- J 188
- K 188
- L 188
- M 188
- N 189
- O 190
- P 190
- R 191
- S 191
- T 192
- U 192
- V 192
- W 192
- Y 193
- Z 193
