The Challenge of African Democracy

dc.contributor.authorReddy, Thiven
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-07T11:25:40Z
dc.date.available2016-09-07T11:25:40Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractORDINARY AFRICAN CITIZENS EXPECTED A BETTER LIFE following independence, but the post-independence period has proved to be utterly disappointing. The dominant narrative of the experience since independence can be read as follows: expectations at independence; failure of the state and elites to address African development and democracy; crisis of rule, poverty and societal withdrawal; structural adjustment programmes; internal opposition; democratic transitions with varied outcomes; and the present disappointment with democracy. Yet many of those living on the continent remain optimistic about the future. Where once coups were the established pattern for elite circulation, and single-party and military regimes dominated the African political landscape, the late 1980s witnessed a wave of competitive multi-party elections across the continent. In the hostile socioeconomic conditions prevalent in many African countries, the possibility of democracy flourishing was interpreted as a new beginning.
dc.identifier10.1093/afraf/adn035
dc.identifier.apacitationReddy, T. (2008). The Challenge of African Democracy. [Review of book <i>The Challenge of African Democracy</i>.]. <i>African Affairs</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21718en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationReddy, Thiven. Review of <i>The Challenge of African Democracy</i>. <i>African Affairs</i>. (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21718.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationReddy, T. (2008). The Challenge of African Democracy. African Affairs, 107(428), 471-481.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn0001-9909en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Book Review AU - Reddy, Thiven AB - ORDINARY AFRICAN CITIZENS EXPECTED A BETTER LIFE following independence, but the post-independence period has proved to be utterly disappointing. The dominant narrative of the experience since independence can be read as follows: expectations at independence; failure of the state and elites to address African development and democracy; crisis of rule, poverty and societal withdrawal; structural adjustment programmes; internal opposition; democratic transitions with varied outcomes; and the present disappointment with democracy. Yet many of those living on the continent remain optimistic about the future. Where once coups were the established pattern for elite circulation, and single-party and military regimes dominated the African political landscape, the late 1980s witnessed a wave of competitive multi-party elections across the continent. In the hostile socioeconomic conditions prevalent in many African countries, the possibility of democracy flourishing was interpreted as a new beginning. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Affairs LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 0001-9909 T1 - The Challenge of African Democracy TI - The Challenge of African Democracy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21718 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21718
dc.identifier.urihttp://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/content/107/428/471.short
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationReddy T. Book Review of The Challenge of African Democracy. African Affairs. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21718.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceAfrican Affairs
dc.source.urihttp://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/
dc.titleThe Challenge of African Democracyen_ZA
dc.typeBook Reviewen_ZA
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