Defeating Dictators
Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World
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Product details:
- Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication 24 November 2011
- ISBN 9780230108592
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 243x164x25 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Despite the best efforts and billions of dollars of aid from the international community to improve economies and bolster democracy across Africa, brutal dictators from Robert Mugabe to Omar al-Bashir to Hosni Mubarak continue to flourish. As a result, millions have died, economies are in shambles, and whole states are on the brink of collapse. Many are starting to believe that economic aid is not the key to saving Africa. So what does the continent need to do to throw off the shackles of militant rule? African policy expert George Ayittey argues that before Africa can prosper, she must be free. Taking a hard look at the fight against dictatorships around the world, from Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 to Iran's Green Revolution last year, he examines what strategies worked in the struggle to establish democracy through revolution. What he finds is that when citizens successfully harness the power of democratic institutions and grassroots efforts they can bring stability and security to the continent. Ayittey also offers strategies for the West to help Africa in her quest for freedom, including smarter sanctions and establishing fellowships for African students.
MoreLong description:
Despite billions of dollars of aid and the best efforts of the international community to improve economies and bolster democracy across Africa, violent dictatorships persist. As a result, millions have died, economies are in shambles, and whole states are on the brink of collapse. Political observers and policymakers are starting to believe that economic aid is not the key to saving Africa. So what does the continent need to do to throw off the shackles of militant rule? African policy expert George Ayittey argues that before Africa can prosper, she must be free. Taking a hard look at the fight against dictatorships around the world, from Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 to Iran's Green Revolution last year, he examines what strategies worked in the struggle to establish democracy through revolution. Ayittey also offers strategies for the West to help Africa in her quest for freedom, including smarter sanctions and establishing fellowships for African students.
'...there are few greater experts in the nature of and flaws of tyranny.' - Alec Russell, The Financial Times
Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Cost of Despotism
Traditional Societies
Despotic Regimes
Modus Operandi of Repressive Regimes
The Demise of a Brutal Regime
Stirrings for Freedom
The Strategy
How the West Can Help
Epilogue and Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
