Friend or Foe?: Dominant Party Systems in Southern Africa: Insights from the Developing World - Couverture souple

United Nations University

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9280812203 ISBN 13 : 9789280812206

Editeur : United Nations University, 2012

Synopsis

Within southern Africa, there is an observable increase in dominant party systems, in which one political party dominates over a prolonged period of time, within a democratic system with regular elections. This party system has replaced the one-party system that dominated Africa's political landscape after the first wave of liberations in the 1950s and 1960s. This book seeks to understand this trend and its implications for southern Africa's democracies by comparing such systems in southern Africa with others in the developing world (such as India, South Korea and Taiwan). In particular, the case of Zimbabwe stands out as a concerning example of the direction a dominant party can take: regression into authoritarianism. India, South Korea and Taiwan present alternative routes for the dominant party system. The salient question posed by this book is: Which route are Botswana, Namibia and South Africa taking? It answers by drawing conclusions to determine whether these countries are moving towards liberal democracy, authoritarianism or a road in between.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicola de Jager is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch. Pierre du Toit teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: United Nations University
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9280812203
• ISBN 13: 9789280812206
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: De Jager Nicola, Du Toit Pierre
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