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The Transition of the African Countries to Democracy

In: Poverty, Hunger, and Democracy in Africa

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  • David Bigman

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As the world is now concluding the first decade of its voyage into the twenty-first century, there is optimism and conviction that on the wings of stunning technological innovations the journey to a whole new wonder world will not slow down. Despite gusty winds that shattered the global economy at the end of the decade in a series of economic crises, and explosive wars marked by the trauma of 9/11, hopes remained high. Against the daily background of new technology records in speed and height, however, the images of extreme hunger and poverty that continue to come from Africa cast a dark shadow on this journey and leave us all wondering how hunger can prevail in a world that has never been so rich, and the standards of living of most people have never been higher.

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  • David Bigman, 2011. "The Transition of the African Countries to Democracy," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Poverty, Hunger, and Democracy in Africa, chapter 5, pages 277-293, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-24848-9_11
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230248489_11
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