Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

Michael Bratton, Robert Mattes, E. Gyimah-Boadi, Robert H. Bates (Contribution by), Ellen Comisso (Contribution by), Peter Lange (Contribution by), Joel Migdal (Contribution by), Helen Milner (Contribution by)

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Author
Michael Bratton, Robert Mattes, E. Gyimah-Boadi, Robert H. Bates (Contribution by), Ellen Comisso (Contribution by), Peter Lange (Contribution by), Joel Migdal (Contribution by), Helen Milner (Contribution by)
Publish Date
2004-09-20
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
466
Publisher Name
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521602912
ISBN-13
9780521602914
citemno
098946
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780521602914

Description

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of public opinion in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the Afrobarometer, a survey research project, it reveals what ordinary Africans think about democracy and market reforms, subjects on which almost nothing is otherwise known. The authors find that support for democracy in Africa is wide but shallow and that Afrcns feel trapped between state and market. While Africans are learning about reform on the basis of knowledge, reasoning, and experience, few countries are likely to attain full-fledged democracies and markets anytime soonn.