Democratization and the Protection of Human Rights in Africa: Problems and Prospects - Hardcover

Brendalyn P. Ambrose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 027595143X ISBN 13: 9780275951436

Publisher: Praeger, 1995

Synopsis

Development was achieved in the West by capitalism and industrialization before liberal democracy was introduced as a viable form of government. Africa is grappling with the problems of underdevelopment. Yet, the West insists on liberal democracy for Africa, a form of government which has no economic and social foundations in Africa. The West now faults the African people for not being able to establish and sustain democratic institutions. Ambrose, an African development practitioner who, recently returning from the continent after three intense years of fact-finding, research, and consultation, argues that the solution to Africa's problems does not lie in externally imposed liberal institutions shored up by top-down bureaucracy that most often is ignorant, unresponsive, or outright hostile to the needs of the impoverished majority. Her investigations lead her to believe that the solution for Africa lies in a collective approach based on empowerment of the masses and economic reforms.

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About the Author

BRENDALYN P. AMBROSE is a consultant and has worked in Africa with CUSO, a nongovernmental organization that works on development and human rights issues in the Third World. She is an African, born and raised on the island of Antigua, and is a graduate of the University of Ottawa in international development and cooperation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 027595143X
• ISBN 13: 9780275951436
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240