Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

摘要: This book is a fascinating exploration of public opinion in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the Afrobarometer, comprehensive cross-national survey research project, it reveals what ordinary Africans think about democracy and market reform, subjects which almost nothing otherwise known. The authors find that support for Africa wide but shallow feel trapped between state market. Beyond multiparty elections, people want clean accountable government. They will accept economic structural adjustment only if accompanied by an effective state, availability jobs, equitable society. What are origins these attitudes? Far from being constrained social structure cultural values, learn reform basis knowledge, reasoning, experience. Weighing supply demand reach cautious conclusions varying prospects African countries attaining fully-fledged markets.0