State Building and Democracy in Southern Africa

A Comparative Study of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

• Author(s): Pierre Du Toit,
• Publisher: HSRC Press
• Pages: 459
• ISBN_10: 079691690X
  ISBN_13: 9780796916907
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Africa / South / General , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy , Political Science / Comparative Politics , Political Science / Political Process / General , Political Science / World / African ,

Description:... As well as being the title of this book, State-building and Democracy in South Africa, this is an issue gaining increasing relevancy on the African continent. What can South Africa learn from Botswana, arguably Africa's most successful democracy, and Zimbabwe, one of South Africa's closest neighbours? In a refreshing approach to the age-old problem of finding a satisfactory balance between state and society, the author explores these two African cases with the aim of highlighting those factors that appear to ensure a successful transition to democracy.