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Where is Uhuru?Reflections on the Struggle for Democracy in Africa Edited by Godwin Murunga
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'The issue of democracy and good governance as they relate to development and socio-economic transformation in Africa have been a focus of considerable discussion and debate in and outside the continent. These essays by Professor Shivji, a highly respected and critical Tanzanian academic, enrich the debate. Written from the perspective of an intellectual who has firm grounds within Tanzanian society and a comprehension of global events, Where is Uhuru? certainly sharpens the content of the discussion and debate. It is recommended reading for those interested in the struggle for democracy and development in Africa.' Salim Ahmed Salim, former secretary general of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)Trappings of neoliberalismThe neoliberal project, led by the IMF and World Bank, promised to correct many of the distortions in the African postcolonial environment. It pledged to engineer liberalisation and expand democratic space through competitive multiparty elections. For a people who had suffered years of statism, these promises were persuasive. Indeed, they accorded this project a level of legitimacy it otherwise would not have enjoyed. However, several decades down the line, Issa G. Shivji aptly asks, Where is Uhuru? Africa at mercy of foreign imperialismFew people, if any, can testify to the success of the envisaged reforms. Instead, neoliberalism failed to guarantee a sustainable basis for freedom, rights and prosperity. These essays show that the reform period opened the continent to greater privation by a more emboldened local political class who, under pressure from or by acquiescing to foreign imperialist forces, undermined the struggles for democratic transformation and economic empowerment. Africa's right to self-determinationWhether one is examining the rewards of multiparty politics, the dividends from a new constitutional dispensation, the processes of land reform, women's rights to property, or the Pan-Africanist project for emancipation, Shivji illustrates how all these have suffered severe body blows. Shivji not only calls for a new, Africa-centred line of thinking that is unapologetic of the continent's right to self-determination, but through these essays sets out examples of how such thinking should proceed. If you're an African non-governmental organisation of limited funds, please email info@pambazukapress.org to arrange a complimentary copy of this ebook (Adobe PDF). Ebook orders within the United Kingdom include VAT.
Title
Where is Uhuru?
Subtitle
Reflections on the Struggle for Democracy in Africa
Author
Issa G. Shivji
Edited by
Godwin Murunga
Publisher
Pambazuka Press
Imprint
Fahamu Books
BISAC Subject Heading
HIS001000 HISTORY / Africa
POL016000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process SOC042000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing Countries
BIC Subject Heading
KCM Development economics
JPHV Political structures: democracy
Audience
01 General / trade
Audience
Activists, campaigners, NGO-workers, academics, journalists, commentators
Credit
Fahamu Ltd
Title First Published
01 April 2009
Subject Scheme Identifier Code
93 Thema subject category: KCM
93 Thema subject category: JPHV
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
1-906387-46-X
ISBN-13
978-1-906387-46-4
GTIN13 (EAN13)
9781906387464
Related Formats
Electronic version available as GTIN-13 - (EAN 13) 9781906387471
Publication Date
01 April 2009
Main content page count 260
Weight
484 gr
List Price
£16.95
Format
PDF
Product Detail
PDF
ISBN-10
1-906387-47-8
ISBN-13
978-1-906387-47-1
GTIN13 (EAN13)
9781906387471
Related Formats
Epublication based on (print product) GTIN-13 - (EAN 13) 9781906387464
Publication Date
01 April 2009
Format
Multi-item Pack
Reference no.
BUNPDF9781906387464
Weight
484 gr
List Price
£30.90
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