Originally published in 1967, reissued now with a new introduction, Africa in Search of Democracy in the author’s words was ‘a humble contribution to Africa’s search for political wisdom whereby to avoid destruction’. Written by the author during his time in voluntary exile, he was leader of the Parliamentary Opposition and of the United Party in Ghana which opposed the tyrannical rule of Nkrumah and his Convention People’s Party. In this book he proposed to examine the problems facing contemporary Africa within the context of the search for democracy; that is, for the establishment of societies which provide the best possible conditions for individual as well as social development within the widest measure of democratic freedom. The burning questions of nation building, of modernization, of raising standards of living, of achieving African unity, or harmonizing race relations and world peace, are discussed in relation to the quest for democracy.
Author(s): Kofi Abrefa Busia
Series: K. A. Busia on Africa, 3
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 209
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
1 The Religious Heritage
2 The Political Heritage
3 Colonialism
4 Communist Prescriptions for Democracy
5 African Concepts of Socialism
6 The Ingredients of Democracy
7 Tribalism
8 Democracy and One-party Systems
9 The Search for Union and World Brotherhood
10 Democracy is a Way of Life
References
Index
