A review of Development and Democracy in Africa, by Claude Ake.
About the Author
Michael Chege teaches public policy and international development at the University of Nairobi. He has served as a development advisor to the Kenyan government, and as director of the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida.
Conventional wisdom says that, once in power, opposition parties will return backsliding countries to the democratic path. In reality, not only is this not true, but it is not uncommon…
