When democracy makes sense: studies in the democratic potential of Thirld World popular movements
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
Preface xi
Notes on the Contributors xiii
INTRODUCTION
Lars Rudebeck
The Point of Departure 2
Three Perspectives 3
The Organisation of the Book 4
The Crucial Theoretical Issue 4
Findings 5
Politics and Society 6
Democratic Legitimacy 8
Democratic Legitimacy and Democracy Itself 9
References 9
I MOVEMENTS, STATE, AND DEMOCRACY
1.1 class and ethnic movements in india:
in search of a pertinent paradigm for democracy
and Nation-building in the third world 13
Partha N. Mukherji
I 14
II 18
IE 23
Acknowledgements 28
Endnotes 28
References 29
ii When Democracy Makes Sense
I • 2 POLITICS OF ETHNICITY, AND THE RISE OF
SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH ASIA 31
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Independence, Development, and National Consolidation 31
Ethnicity and Identity 32
Nation and State 33
The Nation and Other Groups 35
Citizens, Nation, and State 36
State-Building and Nation-Building 37
Nation-Building in South Asia 41
Relationship Between Modernization and Separatist Nationalism 42
Separatism and the Role of the Intelligentsia 44
Politics of Ethnicity 45
External Linkages of Separatism 47
Separatism: The Internal Dimension 47
India 47
Punjab 48
Kashmir 50
Pakistan 52
Sindh 53
Sindhi Separatism 54
Mohajir Separatism 55
Sri Lanka 56
Bangladesh 59
Separatism: The Regional Dimension 60
Separatism: The International Dimension 61
Separatism: The Role of Diaspora Communities 62
Conclusion 62
References 66
I • 3 AUTHORITARIAN RULE AND DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA:
A THEORETICAL DISCOURSE 69
Yusuf Bangura
Conceptualizing the Basis of Authoritarian Rule and Democracy 69
The Democratic Question 69
Accumulation, Authoritarianism and Democracy 70
The Structural Roots of Authoritarianism 71
The Basis for Democratic Struggles 74
Contents Hi
The Dynamics of Authoritarianism and Democracy 76
Structural Preconditions for Stable and Sustainable
Democracy 78
Models of Accumulation and Political Systems 83
Stages in the Struggles for Democracy 86
Decolonization and Guided Democratization 87
State Capitalist Expansion and Authoritarian Rule 89
Economic Crisis and Pressures for Redemocratization 91
Authoritarian Democratization 95
Adjustment and Democracy in Nigeria 95
General Conclusions 97
Endnotes 100
References 100
Table 1 Illustrative models of forms of accumulation 79
Table 2 Forms of accumulation and socio-political systems 81
Table 3 GDP growth rates, sector growth rates, growth of export
volume and terms of trade (1965-1987) 92
Table 4 Central government expenditure in selected countries of
Sub-Saharan Africa (1972 and 1987) 93
Table 5 Performance of GDP, education and health sectors
(1980/81-1987) 96
I • 4 THE STATE, ACCUMULATION, AND DEMOCRATIC
FORCES IN NIGERIA 105
Jibrin Ibrahim
The British Tradition 106
Structures 107
Institutions 108
Nigerian Democratic Assets and their Weaknesses 111
The Role of the Mass Media 112
Trade Union Struggles 115
The Judicial System 117
The Military: Playing Cincinnatus or is it the Sword of
Damocles? 119
Antimonies of Neo-patrimonial Development and Liberal
Democracy 121
Towards the Third Republic 125
Conclusion 126
Endnotes 127
References 128
/ v When Democracy Makes Sense
I • 5 WHOSE DEMOCRACY?
BOURGEOIS VERSUS POPULAR DEMOCRACY 131
Bjorn Beckman
A Nigerian Point of Departure 131
Liberal, Bourgeois, and Popular Democracy 133
The Radical Critique of Liberal Democracy 134
The Poor Prospects of Liberal Democracy 135
Democracy or Economic Development 137
No Proper Bourgeoisie, No Proper Liberal Democracy 139
Liberal Democracy and Neo-Colonialism 141
Beyond Liberal Democracy: The Radical Alternatives 142
Capturing State Power 143
Popular Democratic Forces 144
Marxists and the Defence of Liberal Democracy 146
Conclusions: Expanding the Democratic Space 147
Note 148
References 149
I • 6 WOMEN, ECONOMIC REFORMS AND POLITICS 151
Fatiha Hakiki-Talahite
A Short Survey of the Changes in Algeria 151
The Socio-economic Situation of Women 153
Women, Commoditization of Society, and the Constitution
of the Individual 156
Are Women at a Historical Turning Point? 158
I • 7 THE DEMAND FOR POLITICAL REPRESENTATION:
A Mexican Case Study 161
Fiona Wilson
Resistance and Social Action 162
The Culture of Politics in Mexico 164
The Elections of 1988 and 1989 166
Political Events from the Perspective of Michoacan 169
Political Events from the Perspective of Santiago 170
Conclusions 174
References 176
Contents v.
II RURAL POLITICS, PEASANTS, AND DEMOCRACY
H • 1 PEASANT MOVEMENTS AND DEMOCRACY:
In Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century 179
Anu Mai Koll
Introduction 179
Peasant Movements in Eastern Europe and Democracy 182
Introduction of Democracy 184
The Crisis Years 185
Fascism 187
Why Not Popular Rule? 188
The Character of the Peasant Movements 188
National Problems 191
The Functioning of Parliamentary Democracy 193
The Peasant Movement and the Socialists 194
Summing Up 198
References 199
D • 2 PEASANTS FOR DEMOCRACY?
FARMERS AGITATION AND THE STATE IN INDIA 201
Staffan Lindberg
On Democracy 201
The New Peasant Movements 203
Mobilisation From Below 205
Peasants for Democracy? 207
Contradictions and Classes: A Historical Perspective 209
Bringing the State Back In 210
Whose State? 212
The Other Side of the Coin 214
Endnotes 215
References 217
vi When Democracy Makes Sense
II • 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BENGAL
STEPS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY? 221
Kirsten Westergaard
Introduction 221
Local Government in West Bengal 222
Efforts at Political Control (Revitalization of Panchayats) 224
Characteristics of members elected 224
Control and decision-making in the gram panchayats 225
Efforts at Economic Control 227
The Political Strategy of the Left Front Government 229
Local Government in Bangladesh 230
The Political Strategy in Bangladesh 233
Summary and Discussion 234
Endnotes 234
Map of Patuakhali and Barguna Districts, Bangladesh 220
II. 4 COMMUNISTS AND DEMOCRACY:
Two Indian Cases and One Debate 237
Olle Tornquist
Land Reform and Local Democracy in Kerala and West Bengal 240
State and Mass Movements 241
Stalemated Conflicts and Development 241
Decentralisation of Power 244
Alternative Communist Patronage 244
Restricted Extension of Democracy 245
Towards Communist Monopolisation of Regulation and
Resources 246
Concluding Remarks on West Bengal 247
State and Civil Society 248
Crisis of Development- Strengthen the Civil Society 249
Social Power Against the State 250
An Alliance Between New Social Movements 250
The Foreign Funding and New Imperialist Strategy
Argument 251
The Lack of Driving Social and Political Forces
Argument 254
Beyond State and Civil Society 256
Struggle for Extended Democracy- A new option in Kerala? 257
New Struggle for Democratisation 258
Contents v//-
Problems Ahead 259
Endnotes 260
References 263
Interviews 265
n • 5 POLITICS AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
IN A WEST-AFRICAN VILLAGE 267
Lars Rudebeck
Introduction 267
The Village and its Politics 269
The School as an Example 271
The Tax Example 277
Some Comments on the Wider Implications 280
References 283
Map of Guinea-Bissau 266
Table 1 Kg groundnuts needed to buy certain goods in Kandjadja 268
Table 2 Number of teachers and pupils in the official school of
Kandjadja 272
Table 3 Tax rates and proposals, in pesos 280
H • 6 LAND AND AGRARIAN QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
OF DEMOCRATIZATION IN ZIMBABWE 285
Shadrack B. O. Gutto
Introduction 285
Constitutional Alibi and Legislative Dust-Raising . The Reality
and the Rhetoric as to why Significant Land Redistribution and
Agrarian Reform have not been Effected 287
Two Case Studies on the Desperate Struggle to Regain Economic
Power and have a Political Voice 293
Case one: the Cooperators in the Organisation of Collective
Cooperatives in Zimbabwe (OCCZIM) 293
Case two: Chishawasha-Manresa Villagers, the Church
and the Politics of Returning a Piece of Land Back to its
Original Owners under Changed Circumstances 298
A Few Concluding Remarks 304
References 305
Zimbabwean Legislation 306
Newspapers and Magazines 307
viii When Democracy Makes Sense
III LABOUR AND DEMOCRACY
IH • 1 THE SOUTH KOREAN LABOR MOVEMENT
AND DEMOCRATIZATION 311
Lars Lindstrom
Introduction 311
Capital Accumulation and Capital Concentration 315
Capital Accumulation 315
Capital Concentration 318
Working Class Formation 319
Organization of the Labor Movement 322
Regime Strategies toward the Labor Movement 325
The Labor Movement and Democratization 328
Endnotes 330
Table 1 Gross domestic product by sector (%) 315
Table 2 Contribution to value added in manufacture by major
division (%) 316
Table 3 Decomposition of value added in the chemicals and
fabricated metals sectors, by major subdivisions (%) 317
Table 4 Contribution to GDP by chaebols (%) 318
Table 5 Contribution to value added by and concentration of work
force in establishments with 500 employees or more, by
major division 319
Table 6 The structure of the South Korean labor force 320
Table 7 Income distribution 321
Table 8 Ratio of female employment and wages in selected sectors
of manufacturing 321
Table 9 Trade unions and union membership 325
Table 10 Number of labor disputes 328
m • 2 LABOUR ACTIVISM, LABOUR MOVEMENT AND
DEMOCRATIZATION IN TAIWAN 333
Laurids S. Lauridsen
Introduction 333
Unionization and Labour Weakness Prior to 1987 334
Labour Disputes and Labour Militancy Prior to 1987 336
State-Mandated Enterprise Paternalism and the
Labour Standard Law 338
Contents ix
An Upsurge in Labour Militancy 1987-90 340
New Unionism and Labour-Oriented Parties 341
Employment Relations in Taiwan- Entrepreneurism and
Family-ism 344
Workers Wages, Working Hours, and Living Conditions 350
The working class and Political Transformation in Taiwan 353
Conclusion 355
Endnotes 357
Table 1 Labour-management disputes in Taiwan 1961-86.
Frequency of labour disputes and workers involved 336
Table 2 Employment by size of establishments. Shares in per cent.
Taiwan, November 1982 and May 1990 345
HI • 3 ALGERIA: FROM MASS REBELLION IN OCTOBER
1988 TO WORKERS SOCIAL PROTESTS 363
Said Chikhi
The October 1988 Rebellion 364
The Field of Marginality 364
From the Weakness of Social Movements to the Popular
Explosion 367
Workers Social Protests 375
Workers on Strike 375
The Demands of Workers 379
Instead of a Conclusion: the City, the Factory, and the State 382
Endnotes 383
III • 4 THE LABOUR MOVEMENT UNDER THE TRANSITION
TO DEMOCRACY IN CHILE 385
Bosco Parra
An Institutionalized Military Control 386
The Protests as an Anti-Military Strategy 386
The Electoral Way 387
Between the Rationality of Self-Restriction and the Irrationality
of Provocation 388
The Monopoly on the Armed Resources against the Monopoly
on the Resources of Govemability 388
The Civilian Sub-System and the Workers Movement 390
References 391
Index 393
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