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Article: ANGOLA - FROM AFRO-STALINISM TO PETRO-DOLLAR CAPITALISM.(Review)
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- African Business
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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By Tony Hodges
[pound]11.95 James Currey
ISBN 0-85255-851-1
In this comprehensive study, author Tony Hodges identifies four essential and interlinked transitional objectives for the country. They are: 1) the transition from war to peace; 2) from a dependence on international humanitarian aid-relief to self reliance; 3) from a one-parry political system to a pluralist democracy; and 4) the switch from a 'command economy' to a capitalist free-market model.
He argues that while there has been a measure of progress towards these aims, there is evidence that the interests of powerful elites have compromised the process. Compared to what ...