 Aid, Democracy and Political Conditionality in Sub-Saharan AfricaMark Robinson Chapter 4 in Economic and Political Reform in Developing Countries, 1995, pp 81-96 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The late 1980s and early 1990s witnessed far-reaching upheavals in African politics in which the authoritarianism prevailing in many countries came under a concerned challenge from popular movements pressing for greater democracy and accountability. Analysts have sought to account for these developments by examining the role of economic factors, the demonstration effect of the transitions in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and the domestic political circumstances of individual countries. Increasing attention is also being given to the pressure exerted by foreign aid donors through political conditionality, whereby the provision of development assistance is made conditional on political and administrative reforms, and its contribution to the democratisation process in recipient countries. The expectation of the aid donors is that democracy will bring with it better prospects of sustained economic growth by increasing regime accountability and liberalising the policy making environment (Healey et al., 1993). Keywords: Authoritarian Regime; Political Reform; Authoritarian Rule; Incumbent Regime; Democratic Consolidation (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-13460-1_5 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-13460-1_5 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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