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Contributor [1]
Thursday, August 1, 2002 - 03:00
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Human rights [2]
Issue Number: 
75 [3]
Article-Summary: 

As Africa emerges from decades of authoritarian rule, what role should donors play in fostering democracy? Are democratisation programmes working? Are they based on an analysis of how civil society functions in Africa or are donors creating a new elite to promote economic liberalisation and limited forms of procedural democracy?

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Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/rights/9253 [5]

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