The neo‐colonial context of the democratic experiment of Congo‐Brazzaville

Clark, John F.

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“…The group, which includes Central African Republic, Mali, Cameroon, Guinea, Chad, Togo and Congo from central and western Africa, and Tanzania and Zambia from eastern and southern Africa, had an average growth rate of food production which fell well short of population growth rate in the pre-reform period and barely caught up with it in the transition period. Within the group, the performance of Congo was particularly poor in the prereform and transition period, probably because of the Marxist policies and political/macroeconomic instabilities during this period (Clark, 2002). Tanzania also performed poorly in the transition period probably due to disruptive policies such as villagization program, removal of fertilizer subsidies and bad weather Wobst, 2001).…”

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Understanding the performance of food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for food security

Demeke¹,

Marcantonio²,

Morales-Opazo³

2013

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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The performance of the food production sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is critical for a number of reasons. Domestic production is the principal avenue to ensuring access to affordable food in poor countries with limited capacity to import food. The multiplier effect of sustainable food production on the economy is considerable as it has direct linkage with other activities such as transportation, marketing, tourism and local trade. In countries where the growth of food production outpaces demand, social and political harmony as well as macroeconomic stability can be maintained, paving the way for sustained economic growth. This paper examines changes in food production performance among 30 SSA countries over the period of 1968 to 2008. The results support previous findings that not many countries have managed to achieve a food production growth rate in excess of 3% per annum. Annual food production performance averaged 3% or more in 60% of the sample countries following the policy reforms. Nevertheless, rates of output growth varied from one period to the other and the recent improved performances were achieved not only through unsustainable expansion of land under cultivation, but also failed to satisfy the rapidly growing food demand. With domestic supply lagging behind, most countries have experienced unaffordable food import bills. Addressing political instability and building institutions that foster partnership between governments, farmers, traders and other operators along the food value chain to address market failures and inefficiencies in input, output, credit and risk managementis critical to ensure food availability, accessibility and stability in SSA.

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Section: Food Production Performance In Ssa: Better Medium and Poor mentioning

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Understanding the performance of food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for food security

Demeke¹,

Marcantonio²,

Morales-Opazo³

2013

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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“…Popular feeling in Brazzaville was expressed in the complaints of many Congolese that the French had abandoned 'us, their children'. Expectations of a new American godfather ran high in some quarters as President Lissouba broke a long-term exclusive relationship with Elf, a French parastatal privatized in 1994, to strike a deal with Occidental Petroleum, an American company (see Clark 2002).…”

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“…See, for example, J. F Clark (1997bClark ( , 2002,Glaser et al (1998),Verschave (1998). andYengo (1998).…”

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Diagnosing the Crisis in the Republic of Congo

Eaton¹

2006

Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute

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“…John F. Clark (1997b, 78-79) attributed the relative success of democracy in Congo to the choices made by individual actors and to the statemanship at crucial moments. Congo was above the threshold of democracy until 1997 when the former president Sassou-Nguesso seized military control after four months of civil war and declared himself president (see Clark, 2002). The fighting has continued between the army and tribal rebels (see The Economist, 15 June 2002, 46).…”

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Struggle for Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Vanhanen

2004

Acta Polit

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This article seeks explanation for the success and failures of the process of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa. Point of departure is the idea that the distribution of power resources is crucial in this respect. The comparative analysis confirms this idea, both on the global level as for the sub-Saharan countries. The cross-national variation within Africa is discussed on the case-level, which allows to take other explanations like violence and ethnicity into account.

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The neo‐colonial context of the democratic experiment of Congo‐Brazzaville

Cited by 27 publications

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Understanding the performance of food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for food security

Understanding the performance of food production in sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for food security

Diagnosing the Crisis in the Republic of Congo

Struggle for Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa

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