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This work is an examination of the nature and significance of the interactions between African states and the industrial countries within the world system, and how these interactions are shaped by the actors' historical location and by what they offer economically and culturally.

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Lumumba-Kasongo examines those forces that contributed to the fate of multiparty democracy in Africa. Lumumba-Kasongo challenges the existing paradigms on democracy and development, so the book is of considerable interest to scholars and policy makers involved with African politics and socio-economic development.