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The paradox of third-wave democratization in Africa :

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The paradox of third-wave democratization in Africa :

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the Gambia under AFPRC-APRC rule, 1994-2008 /

Abdoulaye Saine.

Lanham, MD :

Lexington Books,

[2009]

x, 187 pages ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- The junior officer coup and the transition to "civilian rule": 1994-1996 -- The October 2001 presidential election -- The national security state -- Human rights under the AFPRC-APRC: 1994-2008 -- AFPRC-APRC domestic and foreign economic policies -- The 2006 presidential election: change or continuity? -- Status quo and policy suggestions -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Bibliography.

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"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 counterexample, 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 other African countries caught in the paralysis of externally driven political and economic transitions and globalization." "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. 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-needs economic strategy and organically spawned political structures."--Jacket.

Jammeh, Yahya

Authoritarianism-- Africa.

Civil-military relations-- Gambia.

Democratization-- Africa.

Authoritarianism.

Civil-military relations.

Democratization.

Demokratisierung

Economic history.

Politics and government.

Social conditions.

Gambia, Economic conditions, 1965-

Gambia, Politics and government, 1965-

Gambia, Social conditions.

Africa.

Gambia

Gambia, politik och förvaltning.

Gambia.

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