PROSPECTS FOR DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA

African Perspectives

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Creator

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja; The Africa Fund

Place Created

New York, New York, United States

Date

November 1991

Type of Item

Pamphlet

Length/duration

4 pages

Description

Contents: I. Introduction • II. The Wind of Change from the East • III. Universality of principles, specific institutions • IV. Prospects for democracy • The pamphlet discusses a growing consensus in Africa that a close relationship exists between the lack of democracy and the deepening crisis of underdevelopment. The pamphlet discusses the International Conference on Popular Participation in Recovery and Development in Africa held in Arusha, Tanzania, the post-Cold War era, popular struggles for democracy, Eastern Europe, Zaire, Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko, the Stalinist model, Marxist theory, the principle of accountability, the right of citizens, colonial rule, Joe Slovo,...

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Publisher

The Africa Fund

Organization

The Africa Fund

Coverage Africa

South Africa
Africa
Benin
Cape Verde
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Uganda
Zambia

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Africa Action (successor to The Africa Fund).

Collection

Private collection of David Wiley and Christine Root