Abstract
Chapter 3 assessed the contribution made by political parties to the achievement of independence. In this chapter I examine the role that political parties have played since independence and, at the risk of repeating some of the points made in the introduction, I begin by drawing attention to certain political patterns which took shape. Then, I look again at the rejection by a majority of black African states of one-party rule and military authoritarianism, and ask what effect the movement towards political pluralism has had, or is likely to have, on the functions of political parties.
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Tordoff, W. (1997). Political Parties. In: Government and Politics in Africa. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25789-8_5
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