The Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa: State and Civil Society in Nigeria

Here Usman Tar questions the assumption that Africa was lacking the essential components for a spontaneous transition to democracy. In Africa, western donors have sought to impose "neo-liberal" visions of socio-economic and political institution-building, spreading political reforms and economic liberalization with far-reaching consequences. Tar 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.Tar, Usman A. is the author of 'The Politics of Neoliberal Democracy in Africa: State and Civil Society in Nigeria', published 2008 under ISBN 9781845116569 and ISBN 1845116569.