Democracy and Economic Liberalism: The Foundations of Hope in Africa

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  • Michael A. Kelley

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https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1992.13.0.65-85

Abstract

The failure of many African regimes since independence to materially advance the quality of life and freedoms of their citizens has created a paradigm shift in development policy. Emphasizing the real capacity for autonomous choice among national and local elites, there is an ever-increasing recognition of the linkage between the use of free market mechanisms to promote national well-being and the provision of a democratic government. Data suggest that democratic and/or market driven states have fared better in Africa than those which embraced more controlled political and economic regimes.

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1992-04-01

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