The waning of the Cold War means that major political powers no
longer feel compelled to support African authoritarianism. Revised
official consensus holds that, in Africa as elsewhere, political
reform must accompany economic adjustment. According to this view,
African recovery requires a reduction in the size and economic role
of monopolistic and inefficient states, and their transformation
into accountable liberal democracies. Is this a desirable and
practicable political programme? Certainly, all over Africa the
number of liberal democracies is growing. But can they survive and
are they compatible with renewed economic growth? Richard Sandbrook
answers these questions, and assesses the feasibility of the new
political programme in reinforcing Africa's economic recovery. He
argues that the programme has merit in the short term, but, in the
longer term, a more self-reliant, state-directed approach should be
adopted to ensure prosperity and durable democracy in the region.
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