Political Power and Ethnic Federalism: The Struggle for Democracy in Ethiopia

by Aaron Tesfaye

Overview

After the collapse of the military regime in 1991, Ethiopia's successor state, which is led by the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has been faced with the task of putting democratic ideals into practice under conditions of great economic scarcity. Democracy, based on group rights, and decentralization of the country on ethno-lingual criteria are two ideals of the new federal constitution. Political Power and Democratization in Ethiopia examines the problems with Ethiopian democratization efforts and how these problems can be solved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761822387
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	07/30/2002
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.76(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Aaron Tesfaye teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Economics at the California State University, Fresno.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Tables and Figures Chapter 2 Abbreviations Chapter 3 Foreword Chapter 4 Preface Chapter 5 Acknowledgments Chapter 6 Introduction Chapter 7 Political Developments in the Ethiopian Transitional Process Chapter 8 Practical Challenges of Democratization Chapter 9 Political Power and Democratization Chapter 10 Background to the Study Chapter 11 The Social Base of Power in African Democracy Chapter 12 Political and Economic Power in African Democracy Chapter 13 Political Power: Centralization and Decentralization Chapter 14 Ethiopia: The Politics of Nationalism and Regionalization Chapter 15 The Ancien Regime and Absolutism Chapter 16 The Military Regime and Socialism Chapter 17 Emergence of the Transitional State Chapter 18 Political Power and Ethnic Group Rights Chapter 19 Forces for Centralization and Decentralization Chapter 20 The New Economic Policy and Resource Distribution Chapter 21 Regional Autonomy and Fiscal Decentralization Chapter 22 Ethnic Group Rights, Regionalization, and the Quest for Democracy Chapter 23 Group Rights and Territorial Decentralization Chapter 24 Decentralization and Resource Mobilization Chapter 25 Judicial Capacity and Decentralization Chapter 26 Conclusion Chapter 27 Bibliography Chapter 28 Index