Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The Politics of Jerry John Rawlings

ISBN-13: 9781032135489 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 216 str.

UK) Haynes Jeffrey (London Metropolitan University

Opis

This book analyses Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings’ plans for radical democratisation in Ghana, involving ordinary people directly in the country’s political and economic decision-making processes.

Spis treści

1. Revolutionary populism and democracy in Ghana  2. The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and ‘housecleaning’  3. Rawlings and populist revolution  4. ‘Popular power’ and authoritarian populism  5. Economic recovery and popular discontent  6. Return of multi-party democracy  7. Rawlings’ Presidency and Democratisation  8. Jerry John Rawlings: personal, political, and institutional legacies

O autorze

Jeffrey Haynes is Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University, UK, where he was formerly Associate Dean (Research) and Head of the School of Social Sciences