April 1998

Volume 9, Issue 2

African Ambiguities

African Ambiguities: Africa, 1990–1997—From Abertura to Closure

Richard Joseph

African Ambiguities: The Rebirth of African Liberalism

E. Gyimah-Boadi

African Ambiguities: Kenya Tries Again

African Ambiguities: “No-party Democracy” in Uganda

Nelson Kasfir

African Ambiguities: The Gambia—From Coup to Elections

John A. Wiseman

Korea: Triumph Amid Turmoil

David I. Steinberg

What is Democratic Consolidation?

Andreas Schedler

The Politics of Corruption in Latin America

Kurt Weyland

Poland’s Emerging Party System

Aleksander Smolar

Guaranteeing Democracy: A Review of the Record

Elite Settlements in Taiwan

Creating a Constitution for Eritrea

Bereket Habte Selassie

Surveying Postmaterialism

Alex Inkeles

A review of Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies, by Ronald Inglehart.

Documents on Democracy

Excerpts from: remarks and homily of Pope John Paul II given during his visit to Cuba; South Korean president Kim Dae Jung’s inaugural address.

News and Notes

NED Honors Chinese Dissidents; Turkish Lawyers Honored at RFK Ceremony; Association of Asian Election Authorities Formed; OAS Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary; Report on NED’s International Forum.

Election Watch

Reports on elections in Chile, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Guyana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lithuania, Mauritania, South Korea, Yugoslavia (Serbia).