This book critically examines the realities of liberal democracy: its elitism and non-accountability; and its inequalities and injustices. Participatory systems and movements, whether in Athens, seventeenth and nineteenth-century England, or South Africa 1970-90, are more effective in satisfying the democratic aspirations of the people and in curtailing ambitious elites than what is passed off now as 'democracy.'By interrogating contemporary democratic regimes in the United States, and in Botswana and South Africa, the severe limitations and constraints inherent in liberal democracy are highlighted. The need for a clear evaluation of what constitutes democracy emerges as a powerful message of Kenneth Good's argument.
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"The Liberal Mode and Africa: Elites Against Democracy delivers a searching, powerful and innovative critique of liberal democracy, notably as it has arrived in Southern Africa." --Roger Southall, Department of Politics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
"This is indeed a useful and timely contribution to the democracy debate in Africa." --Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Botswana
"This is indeed a useful and timely contribution to the democracy debate in Africa." --Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Botswana
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Kenneth Good is Professor of Political Studies at the University of Botswana, Gaborone. His works include Development and Dependence: The Political Economy of Papua New Guinea and Realizing Democracy in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
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Botswana is an established liberal democracy in existence since pre-independence elections in 1965. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
patriotic bourgeoisie, remote area dwellers, autocratic elites, freehold farms, gross human rights violations, crisis committee, black empowerment, land board Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, United States, Thabo Mbeki, President Mbeki, Nelson Mandela, Cape Town, President Mandela, President Mogae, Jacob Zuma, Central District, Festus Mogae, Freedom Charter, West Hanahai, Cyril Ramaphosa, New York, Sierra Leone, Sunday Times, Western Sandveld, Bill Clinton, General Khama, Groot Laagte, Murphy Morobe, Oliver Tambo, President Clinton, Remote Area Dweller New!
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patriotic bourgeoisie, remote area dwellers, autocratic elites, freehold farms, gross human rights violations, crisis committee, black empowerment, land board Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, United States, Thabo Mbeki, President Mbeki, Nelson Mandela, Cape Town, President Mandela, President Mogae, Jacob Zuma, Central District, Festus Mogae, Freedom Charter, West Hanahai, Cyril Ramaphosa, New York, Sierra Leone, Sunday Times, Western Sandveld, Bill Clinton, General Khama, Groot Laagte, Murphy Morobe, Oliver Tambo, President Clinton, Remote Area Dweller New!
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