The liberal model and Africa Elites against democracy /
'The Liberal Model and Africa: Elites Against Democracy delivers a searching, powerful and innovative critique of liberal democracy, notably as it has arrived in Southern Africa.' - Professor Roger Southall, Department of Politics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa 'This is...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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International political economy series |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230001138 |
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'The Liberal Model and Africa: Elites Against Democracy delivers a searching, powerful and innovative critique of liberal democracy, notably as it has arrived in Southern Africa.' - Professor Roger Southall, Department of Politics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa 'This is indeed a useful and timely contribution to the democracy debate in Africa.' - Dr Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Botswana '[Kenneth Good] illustrates in this important book, no country (with the exception of Madagascar) has embraced participatory democracy with its e |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2001. |
Carrier Form: | 272 p. |
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9780333790427 9780230001138 : 0230001130 : |
CLC: | D740.2 |
Contents: | Preface PART I: BOTSWANA Autocratic Elites and Enfeebled Masses: Africa, Botswana and South Africa Routinized Injustice: The Situation of the San in Botswana PART II: UNITED STATES The Liberal Capitalist Paradigm: Elitism and Injustice in the United States PART III: SOUTH AFRICA Elitism's Place in the ANC Universalizing an Incomplete Predominance Predominance and the Empowerment Goose PART IV: FROM ANCIENT TO FUTURE WORLDS Participatory Democracy: The Reality and the Continuing Aspiration: Athens, Britain and South Africa The Unending Struggle Index. |