The Paradox of Third-Wave Democratization in Africa : The Gambia under AFPRC-APRC Rule, 1994-2008

Saine, Abdoulaye

Lexington Books（2009/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 198 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780739129210
• DDC分類 321.8096

Full Description

This book is about the dilemma(s) of "third-wave" "democratization" in Africa. It teases out the general proposition that while the market is a necessary ingredient for development, it is not by itself a sufficient condition for prosperity—the state's role, policy framework, and leadership also matter. Using a counter-example, the book contends that in a poor governance environment, gross human rights violations result in poor economic performance and failure by repressive governments to provide basic needs for the poor in society. While this study is concerned primarily with The Gambia, it nonetheless has a lot to say about Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and other countries in the continent caught in the paralysis of externally driven political and economic transitions and globalization. Locating countries undergoing liberalization and democratization within the global economy—as well as their peripheral status within it—is important, as patterns of contemporary globalization are highly asymmetrical and often associated with a democratic deficit. Consequently, some groups, classes, and states enjoy numerous political and economic freedoms foreign to the vast majority of humanity, which lives in oppressive living conditions. The Paradox of Third-Wave Democratization in Africa is also a comprehensive account of the historical, political, and economic events since the onset of military and quasi-military rule in this West African mini-state of 1.5 million, once the longest surviving functioning democracy in Africa. Predictably, the book is about former President Dawda Jawara as much as it is about soldier-turned-president Yahya Jammeh, who in the last fourteen years has dominated the country's political and economic landscape. In the end, the book posits that various attempts to improve living standards of ordinary Gambians and Africans by client regimes using foisted conventional market-driven economic models alone are not likely to succeed until they are predicated on a basic-nee

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Theoretical Framework Chapter 3. The July 1994 coup and the AFPRC Transition Program Chapter 4. The 2001 Presidential Election Chapter 5. The National Security State Chapter 6. Human Rights: 1994-2008 Chapter 7. AFPRC/APRC Domestic and Foreign Economic Policies Chapter 8. The 2006 Presidential Election: Change or Continuity Chapter 9. Policy Issues Chapter 10. Concluding Remarks