|
"Sandbrook does a remarkable job of presenting
an extraordinary range of material about an
extraordinarily complex subject--the meltdown of
politics and economies in Africa--in a way that
makes complete sense of the challenges and proposes
a clear solution. Optimism is usually the sign of a
flawed understanding, but Sandbrook convinces the
reader that Africans are fully capable of working
out their own solutions once global conditions are
reformed."
--Timothy
Brook, Department of History, Stanford
University
"A comprehensive, scholarly, thoroughly
researched, objective analysis of the state of
political and economic trends in Africa in recent
times. Relevant for academics, students, democracy
workers, civil society organizations, and above all
politicians and policy makers inside and outside
Africa."
--Patrick
Molutsi, International Institute for Democracy
and Electoral Assistance, Stockholm, formerly
Dean, Social Science, University of
Botswana
"Richard Sandbrook is in the commendable habit
of writing successful books. This is in the
tradition of the earlier ones, but it surpasses
them in incisive communicative lucidity, logic, and
scholarly rigour."
--Professor
J.A.A. Ayoade, Dean, Faculty of the Social
Sciences, University of Ibadan
"Richard Sandbrook refuses to get sucked into
the general pessimism about Africa's future. He
examines the causes of conflict and disorder with a
steady eye and a humane, practical vision. In his
view, human needs have to govern the market. Good
governance, security, welfare and liberty have to
go together. Sandbrook pioneered, sustained and now
has developed a powerful case for a social
democratic order in Africa. His analysis is well
informed and convincing."
--Robin
Cohen, Professor of Sociology, Warwick
University
"Comprehensive, clear, and constructive, this
book offers an excellent analysis of
democratization and development in Africa. A strong
argument is made in favour of 'social-democratic
globalisation' as a much needed external condition
for 'getting the politics right' in many African
states. I can think of no better way for students
and scholars to get a quick yet far-reaching and
inclusive overview of the complex conditions
defining democracy and development in
Africa."
--Georg
Sorensen, Political Science, University of
Aarhus, Denmark
|
