ISBN:
978-90-04-14736-2
,
90-04-14736-5
ISSN:
1568-1203
Language:
English
Pages:
XVIII, 615 Seiten
Series Statement:
African Social Studies Series 13
Keywords:
São Tomé São Tomé e Príncipe
;
Kolonialismus
;
Sozialismus
;
Demokratisierung
;
Politik
;
Regierung
;
Soziale Bedingungen
;
Geschichte
;
Geschichte, politische
;
Wirtschaftspolitik
;
Wirtschaftsethnologie
Abstract:
Colonized in the late 15th century, São Tomé and Príncipe were ruled by Portugal for 500 years, one of the longest periods of European domination in colonial history. In fact, during this period the Portuguese colonized the islands twice. Both colonizations were driven by the production of tropical cash crops; however, they occurred under rather different circumstances. Its long history as a plantation colony has made this African archipelago in many aspects more akin to the small Caribbean states. Since its decolonization in 1975 the small and impoverished country has experienced two fundamental changes to its political and economic system in a short period of 15 years. After embracing socialism and a centralized economy at independence, in 1990 the country introduced liberal democracy and a free-market economy. This case study analyses the course of political and economic changes in postcolonial São Tomé and Príncipe. The central issue of the book is to which extent institutional changes based on external models altered local patterns of political culture and of doing politics. In addition, it examines the outcome of the consecutive economic policies and development approaches patterned on theses models. This second edition has been completely revised and updated for the period of 1998-2005, including the recent developments in the country`s emerging oil sector.
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One Formation and Recolonization of an African Creole Society -- Chapter Two From the Origins of Forro Nationalism to Independence -- Chapter Three The Socialist One-Party Regime -- Chapter Four Political Transition and Economic Reform -- Chapter Five Governance, Conflict and Public Property under the Democratic System -- Chapter Six Structural Adjustment and Economic Performance Under Democratic Rule -- Chapter Seven Political Pluralism and Competitive Elections -- Chapter Eight Party Trajectories and Presidential Elections -- Chapter Nine Local Dimensions of Politics: Kinship, Rumours and Pamphlets -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1 Presidents and government ministers -- Appendix 2 Executive committees of liberation movements and parties -- Appendix 3 Election Results -- Appendix 4 Basic Economic Data 1988-2004 -- Index
Note:
"revised and updated the text for this second edition" (Preface); Previously (1999) published by CNMS PublicationsLiteraturverzeichnis: Seite [557]-574
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