POLI 227 Chapter Notes -Yoweri Museveni, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Poverty Reduction
13 Apr 2013
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This study assesses leading politicians in three quite different developing countries: Poverty reduction is neither politically infeasible nor politically unproductive for those who pursue it. The author examines the political machinations of three senior leaders in less developed countries to ensure their political survival, to enhance their influence and reputations, and to tackle poverty. The three are: yoweri museveni the leader of uganda since 1986 and its president since 1996, digvijay singh chief minister of the state of madhya pradesh in india"s federal system between 1993-2003, fernando henrique cardoso president of brazil between 1995-2003. Geoffrey hawthorn argues that since the early190s, governments in most ldcs have faced crippling problems. The international economic order and globalization have deprived them of much of their former influence over crucial levers of macro-economic policy. If leaders ignore that limitation on their power, international forces beyond their control will punish them. Laws and constitutions sometimes do more to impede them than to help them.
