POL S240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Democratic Consolidation, Economic Community Of West African States, Peacekeeping
12 Jul 2018
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February 4, 2015 important as regional actors - nigeria politics driven by low economic development. lots of oil life expectancy - 52 years poverty rate - 40% 2010 adult literacy rate - 50% 6 arenas of democracy life in these areas have to function well and be oriented towards democracy, supporting the continuity and legitimacy of democracy, should be consultative: presence of a state - a sovereign state. 4: state bureaucracy that is usable by a democratic government - carry out the actions of a. 6. democratically elected government institutionalized economic society - some sense that there has to be balance between addressing inequality but also to encourage a vibrant private sector poliarchy - rule of many. 2nd most populous country in the world higher birthrate and not aggressive family planning like china high rate of growth - 6-8% Congress party - associated with independence and the most vibrant from the beginning.
