DISCUSSES THE CRITICAL NATURE OF GREAT BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC SITUATION AND THE REASONS THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. FINGS THAT THE SHIFT IN WORLD ECONOMIC POWER TO THE PRIMARY PRODUCER FROM THE MANUFACTURER HAS DISASTROUS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE BRITISH ECONOMY. FURTHERMORE, THE FACT THAT BRITAIN MANUFACTURES CAPITAL GOODS VERY LITTLE WEAKENS ITS PROSPECTS TO AN EVEN GREATER EXTENT.
THIS ARTICLE ASSESSES THE PATH GHANA HAS TAKEN AFTER THREE YEARS OF DEMOCRACY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON POLITICIZATION, POLITICAL PERFORMANCE, AND THE 1996 ELECTIONS. NEO-LIBERAL FEARS HAVE COME TRUE IN THE SENSE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED POLITICIZATION OF GHANA'S REFORM EFFORTS DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE GOVERNMENT BEGAN TO OPENLY MANIPULATE ECONOMIC POLICY TO ACHIEVE POLITICAL PURPOSES AS SOON AS GHANA'S POLITICAL OPENING BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 1990. RURALLY BASED POLITICAL STRATEGY HAS ALSO BEEN AN IMPORTANT FACTOR ON THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY. WHEN POLITICAL PERFORMANCE IS ASSESSED, THE GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS A MODERATELY GOOD RECORD ON THE MAINTENANCE OF DEMOCRACY AND THE PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRACY SEEMS TO BE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AS THE NOVEMBER 1996 ELECTIONS APPROACH, ELECTIONEERING HAS ALREADY BEGUN. A NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WILL LIKELY BE EITHER INAUGURATED OR COMPLETED IN 1996. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE FINISHING OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FURTHER ATTENTION TO AGRICULTURE, AND THE INJECTING OF RESOURCES INTO RURAL AREAS.
This article tracks the development & spread of democracy, particularly in the periods of "three waves" mentioned by Huntington, which occurred after the first & second world wars & the third in 1974. The article comments on theories regarding the reversal of the growth of democracy experienced after the third wave in 1974. The author contends that democracy did not experience significant growth until the Soviet Bloc countries developed in 1989. The author takes the "constructivist" approach in analyzing the development of democracy in its current movement. The author concludes on a positive note that the current environment is conducive to the development of democracy & may promote democratic growth, not decline. 4 Tables, 105 References. E. Miller
