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Testing Democracy - Which Way is South Africa Going? (Paperback, New)
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Testing Democracy - Which Way is South Africa Going? (Paperback, New)
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This book was conceptualised as a follow up to Idasa's 2005 book
'Democracy in the Time of Mbeki'. The previous title focused on the
first fifteen years of South African democracy looking at the state
of individual rights, attempts to secure these rights for citizens
as well as how South Africa's young democracy tried to balance the
guarantee of individual rights, delivery of basic services and the
inherited historical role of various political and economic groups,
in ensuring the establishment of democracy. Thus, if the first
period post-1994 was about establishing democracy, this second
period of democratic advancement is by contrast defined by the need
for progressive movement towards enriching and securing a
sustainable democracy and ensuring that gains made are not
reversed. Having established a broad rubric of rights that protect
citizens, capital, the formation of civil society, political
opposition, and institutions that allow the state of function
effectively South Africa is now facing the challenge of putting
these rights and goals into action by delivering their intended
benefits. Furthermore, we are mindful of the fact that our young
democracy must remain vigilant to avoid the fate of many new
democracies across the world that have abandoned democratic
transformation and slid into authoritarian forms of governance.
"Testing democracy: Which way is South Africa going?" is an
assessment by democracy institute Idasa of the state of democracy
in South Africa today. It draws on Idasa's democracy index – a
unique barometer of 100 questions that measure progress in
socio-economic delivery and the realization of the political rights
of citizens. The title also interrogates the relationship between
democracy and development and how underdevelopment prevents
citizens from participating in democracy.
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