{"product_id":"politics-of-neoliberal-democracy-in-africa","title":"Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa","description":"Since the late 1980s the changing dynamic of global development has driven the tide of democratic expansion in the developing world. In Africa, western donors have sought to impose 'neo-liberal' visions of socio-economic and political institution-building, spreading political reforms and economic liberalisation with far-reaching consequences. Associated with external interventions, but also sometimes conflicting with them, are internal protests against authoritarianism, which have problematically reinforced and\/or undermined the donor agenda for democratic reform.Here, Usman Tar questions the assumption that Africa was lacking the essential components for a spontaneous transition to democracy. He explores the dynamic, but contradictory, links between external and internal dimensions of neo-liberal democratic expansion in Africa, focusing on Nigeria. Tar dissects the struggles for democracy, and for democratic policy and practice in a country with rich economic potential but a troubled political dispensation.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54228089700696,"sku":"9781845116569","price":142.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781845116569_a1aa6ff6-00f1-45c2-98fc-9a4ff6bacfdf.jpg?v=1743741946","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/politics-of-neoliberal-democracy-in-africa","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}