Public opinion, democracy, and market reform in Africa / Michael Bratton, Robert Britt Mattes, E. Gyimah-Boadi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bratton, Michael, author.

Mattes, Robert B., author.

Gyimah-Boadi, Emmanuel, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics.

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Public opinion.

Democracy.

Legitimacy of governments--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Public opinion.

Legitimacy of governments.

Capitalism--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Public opinion.

Capitalism.

Free enterprise--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Public opinion.

Free enterprise.

Public opinion--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Public opinion.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960---Public opinion.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions--1960---Public opinion.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic policy--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 466 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Public Opinion, Democracy, & Market Reform in Africa

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a fascinating exploration of public opinion in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the Afrobarometer, a comprehensive cross-national survey research project, it reveals what ordinary Africans think about democracy and market reform, subjects on which almost nothing is otherwise known. The authors find that support for democracy in Africa is wide but shallow and that Africans feel trapped between state and market. Beyond multiparty elections, people want clean and accountable government. They will accept economic structural adjustment only if it is accompanied by an effective state, the availability of jobs, and an equitable society. What are the origins of these attitudes? Far from being constrained by social structure and cultural values, Africans learn about reform on the basis of knowledge, reasoning, and experience. Weighing supply and demand for reform, the authors reach cautious conclusions about the varying prospects of African countries for attaining fully-fledged democracy and markets.0

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I FRAMEWORK; PART II POPULAR ATTITUDES TO REFORM; PART III COMPETING EXPLANATIONS; PART IV EXPLAINING REFORM CONSTITUENCIES; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16321-8

1-280-70241-9

0-511-23035-4

0-511-23112-1

0-511-22871-6

0-511-31645-3

0-511-61732-1

0-511-22955-0

OCLC:

437174968