Download or read book Democracy and Development in Africa written by Claude Ake and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite three decades of preoccupation with development in Africa, the economies of most African nations are still stagnating or regressing. In this book, the author traces the evolution and failure of development policies, including the IMF stabilization programs, and identifies the root causes of the problems in the regions authoritarian political structure.