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Issues dealt with in this study of democracy in Africa, include underdevelopment and economic marginality, ethnic consciousness and the nature of political power in Africa. A true African democracy, Ake argues, is both a second independence and a deep need for self- realisation. The late distinguished scholar outlines, in a sweeping continental survey, how the democratic commitment has transformed Africa's legacy of dictatorship, military regimes and single-party rule. He also demonstrates how cleverly conservative autocrats have spoken the democratic message and subverted its promise. The danger of trivialising democracy into successive multi-party elections is now very real, and the books spells out the hazards facing nascent democratic movements.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political structure & processes

• Full title: Feasibility of Democracy in Africa
• Author: Claude Ake
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9782869780828
• ISBN: 9782869780828
• ID: 08905610
• Publisher: CODESRIA
• Weight: 328 g
• Dimensions: 154 × 229 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. June 2000

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