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Togo: Politics, economy and society in 2007

In: Africa Yearbook Volume 4: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2007

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  • Kohnert, Dirk

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Togo's national reconciliation process initiated in 2006 continued in 2007. Largely free and fair parliamentary elections in October paved the way for the resumption of development aid after 14 years of interruption because of serious human rights violations and bad governance. The economic situation gradually improved in line with the resolution of the political crisis and the positive effects of the growing competition among global players for Africa’s natural resources. However, the litmus test for the sustainability of the transition process will be the presidential elections of 2010, the only process capable of correcting the remaining democratic deficit bequeathed by the coup by the Gnassingbé-regime in 2005.

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  • Kohnert, Dirk, 2008. "Togo: Politics, economy and society in 2007," EconStor Open Access Book Chapters, in: Africa Yearbook Volume 4: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2007, pages 144-149, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
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    Keywords

    Togo; Africa Yearbook 2007; domestic policy; foreign affairs; socio-economic development; period under review 2007;
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    JEL classification:

    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism
    • N47 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Africa; Oceania
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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