Closing the Circle: Democratization and Development in Africa Book

	List of Tables
	Acknowledgements
	Map of Sub-Saharan Africa
1	Patterns and Perspectives	1
	From Authoritarianism to Democracy	3
	Democratization and Deadly Conflict	7
	Democratization, Economic Reform, and the State	10
	The Future: Democracy, Development, and Globalization	20
2	The Real World of African Democracy	23
	Elections: How Free and Fair?	26
	Party Systems or Factional Systems?	32
	Civil and Political Rights: How Protected?	38
	The Practice and Promise of Democratization	46
3	Democratization and Deadly Conflict	49
	The Complex Political Emergency Syndrome	51
	Deadly Conflict in the Sudan	56
	Democratization as Antidote	59
	Prognosis: Uncertain	71
4	Democratization and Market Reforms	75
	Governmental Commitment to Reform	78
	Building Political Coalitions for Neo-Liberal Reform	82
	Administrative Capacity	90
	Adjustment and Reform	94
5	Democratization and State Rehabilitation	97
	The Politics of Economic Decline and Renewal	101
	Neo-Patrimonialism Resurgent: Rawlings as the New Nkrumah	104
	Democratization and Macroeconomic Performance	115
	Countermovement: Liberal Institutional Reform	117
	Historical Legacies and Institutional Change	126
6	Closing the Circle	131
	The Pragmatic Neo-Liberal Strategy	132
	A Social-Democratic Globalization?	142
	Notes	149
	References	155
	Index	171