Democracy and Dictatorship in Ghana and Tanzania [Hardcover]

An examination of the evolution of democracy in Ghana and Tanzania, following long periods of single-party and military rule, and looks at the current and potential obstacles to democratic development. After discussing the nature of democracy, the author goes on to consider the conditions which have made the emergence of multi-party politics possible in Ghana and Tanzania. The book looks at the balance of forces between governments and campaigners for pluralist democracy, and at the outcomes that emerged.List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Democracy in a Hot Climate - Ghana: Pluralist Democracy, Socialism, Populism and Democracy - Ghana: Political Structures, Civil Society and Democracy -Tanzania: the Search for Socialism and Pluralism - Tanzania: Political Structures, Civil Society and Democracy - The Politics of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Some Preliminary Thoughts - Ghana: Democratic Transition and Consolidation - Tanzania: Democratic Transition and Consolidation - Conclusion - Bibliography - IndexROBERT PINKNEY