Africa's new leaders (Record no. 5660)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780870031342
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 320.963OTT
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ottaway, Marina.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Africa's new leaders
Remainder of title democracy or state reconstruction?
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington, D.C.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1999
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent vi, 138 p. : map ; 23 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book's starting assumption is that democracy is always desirable, but may not always be possible in the short and medium run. The road to democracy thus may not initially be democratic. In this perspective, the author examines the experience of a small number of African countries which--under the guidance of energetic new leaders--have turned the corner away from conflict and economic disintegration and are now pursuing economic and political reform and assertive foreign policies that have made them into important regional players. Uganda, Ethiopia, and Eritrea--countries long synonymous with war and economic chaos--are now among the most dynamic on the continent. Their success is making them into a model attractive to other African governments, particularly in other countries emerging from conflict. Yet these countries' new leaders refuse to carry out the democratic reforms favored by the U.S., arguing that such measures would cause more conflict. Instead, they will move toward political reform in their own way and at their own pace. Can this process eventually lead to democracy or is it bound to restart a vicious circle of authoritarianism and economic decay? And can the U.S. influence the change, while accepting that the process is bound to be long and complex? These questions will confront the U.S. with increasing frequency in coming years. As the countries where democratic transformation was easiest move forward toward consolidation, policy makers will be forced to deal with those countries where democratic change is more complex.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Democracy --Africa, Eastern --History --20th century.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Africa 01/17/2025   320.963OTT UR006276 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book