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Togo: Politics, economy and society in 2008

In: Africa Yearbook Volume 5: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2008

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  • Kohnert, Dirk

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The formal legitimization of democratic transition in Togo in 2008 by free parliamentarian elections in October 2007 was honoured by the international donor community. Generous aid and debt relief helped the ailing economy to recover. Domestic politics were already overshadowed by the decisive presidential elections of 2010. Presidential candidates both of the ruling party and the opposition tried their best to create an image of a development-orientated impartial national leader. However, concerning the underlying fabric of informal politics, structured through decades of dictatorship of the Gnassingbé family, little has changed.

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  • Kohnert, Dirk, 2009. "Togo: Politics, economy and society in 2008," EconStor Open Access Book Chapters, in: Africa Yearbook Volume 5: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2008, pages 177-184, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:eschap:301795
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    Keywords

    Togo; Africa Yearbook 2008; domestic policy; foreign affairs; socio-economic development; period under review 2008;
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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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